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on this subject including the Kerala region Since the publications of above cited works our knowledge on the reptile fauna of the region has been enriched further by the publications of Sharma (1998 2002 2007) Inger et al (1984) Rajendran (1985) Murthy (1981 1985) Tikader amp Sharma (1992) Das (1997 2002 2003) Molur amp Walker (1998) Daniel (2002) Whitaker amp Captain (2004) Vogel amp Van Rooijen (2009) Vasudevan (2009) Chandramouli amp Ganesh (2010) Venugopal (2010) Ganesh amp Chandramouli (2013) Srinivasulu et al (2014) and Ganesh et al (2014) Altogether 518 species of reptiles have been reported from India (Aengals et al 2011) A few more species have been reported from India since then (Smith et al 2012 Harikrishnan et al 2013 Aengals amp Ganesh 2013 Vogel amp Ganesh 2013 Cyriac amp Umesh 2014 Mirza amp Sanap 2014 Mirza et al 2014 Amarasinghe et al 2015 Guptha et al 2015 Aacutegarwal amp Karanth 2015)
In Kerala reptiles comprise poorly studied classes of vertebrates Though there have been a few attempts to study reptiles in Kerala (Beddome 1878 1886 Boulenger
A checklist of reptiles of Kerala India
Muhamed Jafer Palot
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Western Ghat Regional Centre Jafer Khan Colony Eranhipalam Kozhikode Kerala 673006 India palotzsigmailcom
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ISSN 0974-7907 (Online)ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)
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DOI httpdxdoiorg1011609jott20027138010-8022 | ZooBank urnlsidzoobankorgpubFF9AD693-3492-445A-B183-52DEE350F619
Editor Mewa Singh University of Mysore Mysuru India Date of publication 17 November 2015 (online amp print)
Manuscript details Ms o4306 | Received 11 May 2015 | Final received 23 September 2015 | Finally accepted 29 September 2015
Citation Palot MJ (2015) A checklist of reptiles of Kerala India Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13) 8010ndash8022 httpdxdoiorg1011609jott20027138010-8022
Copyright copy Palot 2015 Creative Commons Attribution 40 International License JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium reproduction and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication
Funding None
Conflict of Interest The author declares no competing interests
Acknowledgements The author is grateful to the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata and the Officer-in-Charge Zoological Survey of India Kozhikode for facilities and encouragements I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of my team members viz PO Nameer Praveen J Rajeev Raghavan A Bijukumar and Sandeep Das in getting this checklist into a final shape Sandeep Das contributed the images used along with this paper
Research on reptiles in India dates back to more than 200 years coinciding with the formation of the erstwhile British East India Company The monumental works on Indian reptiles are Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsular of India (Jerdon 1853) The Reptiles of British India (Gunther 1864) Fauna of British India - Reptilia and Batrachia (Boulenger 1890) and the three volume series of The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma including the whole of Indo-Chinese sub-region (Smith 1931 1935 1943) The work of Smith stood the test of time and forms the standard work
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Abstract A checklist of reptiles of Kerala State is presented along with their Scientific English and Malayalam names endemic status conser-vation status in the latest IUCN Red List category different Schedules of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Appendices of CITES A to-tal of 173 species under 24 families belonging to three orders are re-corded from Kerala Of these 87 species are endemic to the Western Ghats which include the 10 Kerala endemics Of the 173 species 23 are listed in the various threatened categories of IUCN
Keywords CITES Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act Malayalam name vernacular name Western Ghats
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Reptiles of Kerala Palot
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1890 Ferguson 1895 Wall 1905 1918 Murthy 1981 Inger et al 1984 Radhakrishnan 1996 1997 Thomas et al 1997 Thomas amp Easa 1997 Joseph amp Easa 1997 Zacharias 1997 Easa 1998 Abraham et al 1999 Ajith 2000 Palot amp Radhakrishnan 2002 2003 2004 Chandramouli amp Ganesh 2010 Cyriac et al 2011 Jins et al 2014) A book on the Snakes of Kerala in Malayalam by Adiyodi (1965) is the first published work pertaining to the snakes of the state The first comprehensive checklist on the reptilian fauna of the State was compiled by Radhakrishnan (1997) who listed 169 species Subsequently Palot amp Radhakrishnan (2003) compiled a checklist of vernacular names of snakes of Kerala Further as part of biodiversity documentation the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) published a series of checklists on the biodiversity of the State including reptiles (Easa amp Ramachandran 2004) More recently Palot amp Radhakrishnan (2011) updated the checklist of reptiles of Kerala by listing 173 species from the region
In recent years there has been a revival of interest in research on the reptilian fauna of the State with several new speciesrsquo descriptions from the region (Manamendra-Aracchi et al 2007 Gower amp Winkler 2007 Vogel amp van Rooijen 2011 Cyriac amp Umesh 2014) For the compilation of this checklist the works of Smith (1931 1935 1943) Tikader amp Shrama (1992) Daniel (2002) Das (2002) Whitaker amp Captain (2004) Venugopal (2010) and Aengals et al (2011) were also referred to
The current checklist of Kerala are represented by 173 species in 24 families under three orders (Table 1) Of these 87 species are endemic to the Western Ghats which include 10 species endemic to Kerala The taxonomy and nomenclature follow Uetz amp Hosek (2015) while the vernacular names have been taken from various sources (Adiyodi 1965 Radhakrishnan 1997 Palot amp Radhakrishnan 2004 2011) Marine reptiles in the list are indicated in blue colour
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Aengals R amp SR Ganesh (2013) Rhinophis goweri - a new species of Shieldtail snake from the southern Eastern Ghats India Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(1) 61ndash65
Aengals R VMS Kumar amp MJ Palot (2011) Updated Checklist of Indian Reptiles httpzsigovinchecklistChecklist20of20 Indian20Reptilespdf (online version)
Agarwal I amp KP Karanth (2015) A phylogeny of the only ground-dwelling radiation of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata Gekkonidae) diversification of Geckoella across peninsular India and Sri Lanka Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82(part-A) 193ndash199 httpdxdoiorg101016jympev201409016
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Amarasinghe AAT I Ineich DMSS Karunarathna WMS Botejue amp PD Campbell (2015) Two new species of the genus Sitana Cuvier 1829 (Reptilia Agamidae) from Sri Lanka including a taxonomic revision of the Indian Sitana species Zootaxa 3915 67ndash98 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391513
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Chandramouli SR (2009) Status and microhabitat preference of Otocryptis beddomii Boulenger 1885 (Reptilia Agamidae) in Ponmudi Hills Western Ghats Kerala India Taprobanica 1(2) 107ndash110
Chandramouli SR amp SR Ganesh (2010) Herpetofauna of southern Western Ghats India reinvestigated after decades Taprobanica 2(2) 72ndash85
Cyriac VP CP Arjun amp TK Joy (2011) Occurrence of the Anamalai Gecko Hemidactylus anamallensis Gunther 1875 from Chembra Wayanad Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(3) 20ndash21
Cyriac VP amp PK Umesh (2014) Description of a New Ground-Dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata Gekkonidae) from Kerala allied to C wynadensis (Beddome 1870) Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(3) 187ndash194
Daniel JC (2002) The Book of Indian Reptiles Bombay Natural History Society Bombay 141pp
Das I (1997) Checklist of the reptiles of India with English common name Hamadryad 22 32ndash45
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Das I (2003) Growth of Knowledge on the Reptiles of India with an Introduction to Systematics Taxonomy and Nomenclature Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 100(2ndash3) 447ndash501
Easa PS (1998) Survey of Reptiles and Amphibians in Kerala part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve KFRI Research Report No148 Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi
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Ferguson HS (1895) List of snakes taken in Travancore from 1888-95 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 10 68ndash77
Ganesh SR amp SR Chandramouli (2013) Endangered and enigmatic reptiles of Western Ghats - an overview In Singaravelan N (ed) Rare Animals of India Bentham Publishers 35ndash36
Ganesh SR S Bhupathy P David N Sathishkumar amp G Srinivas (2014) Snake fauna of High Wavy Mountains Western Ghats India species richness status and distribution pattern Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(1) 53ndash64
Gower DJ amp JD Winkler (2007) Taxonomy of the Indian snake Xylophis Beddome (Serpentes Caenophidia) with description of a new species Hamadryad 31(2) 315ndash329
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43Br
ookrsquo
s Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Hous
e Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s bro
okii
Gray
184
5 h
olaquop ]
Atilden
Vīṭṭ
u Pa
lli
NE
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ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
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ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
44As
ian
Hous
e Ge
cko
(Com
mon
Hou
se
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus f
rena
tus
Sc
hleg
el 1
836
mlaquop ]
Atilden
Nāṭ
ṭu P
alli
LC
45Ba
rk G
ecko
(Les
sche
naul
ts L
eaf-t
oed
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus l
esch
enau
ltii
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
NnX
Isup3
]Atilde
nCh
itrak
an P
alli
LC
46Sp
otted
Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Leaf
-toed
Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s mac
ulat
us
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
]pAring
n ]
Atilden
Puḷḷi
Pal
li LC
47Pr
asha
ds G
ecko
Hem
idac
tylu
s pra
shad
iSm
ith 1
935
]k
mZn ]
Atilden
Pras
adi P
alli
LCW
G
48Re
ticul
ated
Gec
ko (R
eticu
late
d Le
af-to
ed
Geck
o)sup3 3
4He
mid
acty
lus r
eticu
latu
s
Be
ddom
e 1
870
h
cb
sup3 ]
Atilden
Vara
yan
Palli
LC
49Te
rmite
Hill
Gec
koHe
mid
acty
lus t
riedr
us
(Dau
din
180
2)
NnX
Acirc ]
Atilden
Chita
l Pal
li N
E
10
Fam
ily L
acer
tidae
(lac
erta
s)
50Be
ddom
ersquos L
acer
tasup1sup3
Oph
isops
bed
dom
ei
(Jerd
on 1
870)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
aW
ecW
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Maṇ
alar
aṇa
LC
51Le
sche
naul
trsquos L
acer
taO
phiso
ps le
sche
naul
tii
(Miln
e-Ed
war
ds 1
829)
se
jp
uAcirc
aumlnsup3
sd
aW
ecW
Leṣh
naḷṭṭ
inṟe
M
aṇal
araṇ
aN
E
11 F
amily
Sci
ncid
ae (s
kink
s)
52Bl
ue-b
ellie
d Tr
ee S
kink
(Bou
leng
ers
Tree
Sk
ink)
⁷Da
sia su
bcae
rule
um
(B
oule
nger
189
1)
oe
hb
dsup3 a
cb
cW
Nīla
vaya
ṟan
Mar
ayar
aṇa
ENW
G
53Be
ddom
ersquos G
rass
Ski
nk (B
eddo
me
s Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
bedd
omii
(Je
rdon
187
0)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
AcW
Beḍo
min
ṟe A
raṇa
N
E
54Bi
bron
rsquos Se
asho
re S
kink
Eutr
opis
bibr
onii
(G
ray
1838
)I
SecW
Kaṭa
lara
ṇa
LC
55Co
mm
on K
eele
d Sk
ink
Eutr
opis
carin
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
AcW
Araṇ
aLC
56M
ount
ain
Skin
k (I
nger
s Po
nmud
i Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
cliv
icol
a(In
ger
Shaff
er K
oshy
amp
Bakd
e 1
984)
s]
mmiddotpS
n A
cW
Ponm
uṭi A
raṇa
ENKL
57Br
onze
Gra
ss S
kink
(Bro
nze
Skin
k)Eu
trop
is m
acul
aria
(B
lyth
185
3)
sN
frac14sup3
AcW
Chem
pan
Araṇ
aN
E
58W
hite
-spo
tted
Supp
le S
kink
Lygo
som
a al
bopu
ncta
ta
(G
ray
1846
)
sh
sup3s]
mlaquosup3
]mw
_cW
Venp
oṭṭa
n Pā
mba
raṇa
NE
59Sp
otted
Sup
ple
Skin
k (C
omm
on S
nake
Sk
ink)
Lygo
som
a pu
ncta
ta
(G
mel
in 1
799)
]mw
_cW
Pām
bara
ṇaN
E
60Be
ddom
ersquos C
at S
kink
(Bed
dom
es R
istel
la)
Rist
ella
bed
dom
ii
Boul
enge
r 18
87
s_
SvtU
mao ]
qumlb
cW
Beḍo
mī P
ūcha
yara
ṇaLC
WG
61Guuml
nthe
rrsquos C
at S
kink
(Gun
ther
s Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
gue
nthe
ri
Bo
ulen
ger
1887
Kps
acuteAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Gunt
er P
ūcha
yara
ṇaDD
WG
62Ru
rkrsquos
Cat S
kink
(Rur
ks R
istel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
rurk
ii
Gray
183
9
cpAgrave
iexclv ]
qumlb
cW
Rurk
k Pū
chay
araṇ
aVU
WG
63Tr
avan
core
Cat
Ski
nk (T
rava
ncor
e Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
trav
anco
rica
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
Smh
sup3I
qAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Pū
chay
araṇ
aDD
WG
64Be
ddom
ersquos G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁴Ka
estle
a be
ddom
ii(B
oule
nger
188
7)s_
SvtU
mao apara
cW
Beḍo
mī M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
65Tw
o-lin
ed G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁵Ka
estle
a bi
linea
ta
(Gra
y 18
46)
Ccph
cb
sup3 a
paracW
Iruva
raya
n M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
66Si
de-s
potte
d Gr
ound
Ski
nk⁷
Kaes
tlea
late
rimac
ulat
a
(Bou
leng
er 1
887)
]
pffn apara
cW
Puḷḷi
Man
nara
ṇaVU
WG
67Tr
avan
core
Gro
und
Skin
k⁷Ka
estle
a tr
avan
coric
a
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
S
mhsup3
IqAgrave
apara
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Man
nara
ṇaLC
WG
68Pa
lni H
ills G
roun
d Sk
ink⁷
Kaes
tlea
paln
ica
(Boe
ttge
r 18
92)
]g
n apara
cW
Pazh
ani M
anna
raṇa
DDW
G
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Auth
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ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
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ame
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END
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CITE
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69Du
ssum
ierrsquos
Litt
er S
kink
(Dus
sum
iers
Fo
rest
Ski
nk)⁸
Sphe
nom
orph
us d
ussu
mie
ri
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
839)
I
mlaquocW
Kāṭṭ
araṇ
aLC
WG
70Ea
rless
Ski
nk (F
ive-
finge
red
Skin
k)sup1⁶
Chal
cide
s pen
tada
ctyl
us(B
eddo
me
187
0)]
copyh
nce
sup3 A
cW
Pantildec
havi
rala
n Ar
aṇa
DDKL
12 F
amily
Var
anid
ae (m
onito
r liza
rds)
71Be
ngal
Mon
itor (
Indi
an M
onito
r)Va
ranu
s ben
gale
nsis
(Dau
din
180
2)
DSp
frac14v
Uṭu
mp
LC
Sch
IAp
p I
13 F
amily
Typ
hlop
idae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
72Br
ahm
iny
Wor
m S
nake
Indo
typh
lops
bra
min
us
(Dau
din
180
3)
Ipc
pSsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ruṭa
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
73Be
aked
Wor
m S
nake
(Bea
ked
Blin
d Sn
ake)
Gryp
otyp
hlop
s acu
tus
(Dum
eril
amp B
ibro
n 1
844)
sI
miexclpc
plaquon ]
mfrac14v
Kokk
uruṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
14
Fam
ily G
errh
opili
dae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
74Th
urst
ons
Wor
m S
nake
sup1⁷Ge
rrho
pilu
s thu
rsto
niBo
ettge
r 18
90A
frac12nordf
niexclpS
nbsup3
]mfrac14
vAm
miṇ
ṇikk
uṭiy
an
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
75Ti
ndal
ls W
orm
Sna
kesup1⁷
Gerr
hopi
lus ti
ndal
li(S
mith
194
3)X
niumlAcirc
Ipc
pSn]
mfrac14v
Tiṇṭ
al K
uruṭ
ipām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
76Be
ddom
es W
orm
Sna
keGe
rrho
pilu
s bed
dom
ii(B
oule
nger
189
0)
s_
SvtU
mao I
pcpS
n]mfrac14
vBe
ḍom
ī Kur
uṭip
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
15
Fam
ily U
rope
ltida
e (s
hiel
dtai
ls)
77Pi
ed-b
elly
Shi
eldt
ail (
Bedd
ome
s Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Mel
anop
hidi
um p
unct
atum
Be
ddom
e 1
871
tae
nhme
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Mēl
ivāl
an P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
78Ye
llow
-str
iped
Shi
eldt
ail (
Two-
lined
Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup1⁷M
elan
ophi
dium
bili
neat
um
Bedd
ome
187
0
Ccph
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruva
raya
n Pā
mp
VUW
GSc
h IV
79W
ynad
Shi
eldt
ail
(Indi
an B
lack
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1⁴
Mel
anop
hidi
um w
ynau
dens
e
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
I
mSsup3
tae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Kāṭa
n M
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
80Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail (
Line
d Th
ornt
ail
Snak
e)⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus t
rilin
eatu
s
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
hcb
sup3 t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Vara
yan
Mēl
ivāl
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
81Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus m
adur
ensis
Bedd
ome
187
7
Xh
nlaquov t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭ M
ēliv
ālan
Pām
pEN
WG
Sch
IV
82W
este
rn S
hiel
dtai
l (Pu
rple
-Red
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1sup2
Tere
trur
us sa
ngui
neus
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
sN
tfrac12e
n h
mesup3
]mfrac14
vCh
emm
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
83Go
lden
Shi
eldt
ail (
Kera
la B
urro
win
g Sn
ake)
sup1⁸Pl
ectr
urus
aur
eus
Bedd
ome
188
0sN
frac14 I
pparasup3
]mfrac14
vCh
empr
akun
nan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
84Pu
rple
Shi
eldt
ail (
Gunt
hers
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Plec
trur
us g
uent
heri
Bedd
ome
186
3
]miuml
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
]mfrac14
vPā
ṇṭan
Muḷ
vāla
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
85Pe
rrot
etrsquos
Shie
ldta
il (N
ilgiri
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)⁸
Plec
trur
us p
erro
teti
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
Ibro
n 1
854
apAring
phme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Muḷ
ḷuvā
lan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
86W
alls
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Brac
hyop
hidi
um rh
odog
aste
rW
all
1921
sN
whb
dsup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
vaya
ṟan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
87El
liotrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail (
Ellio
ts E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s elli
oti
(G
ray
1858
)
sN
whe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
enva
laya
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
88Co
chin
Shi
eldt
ail (
Sout
hern
Ear
th S
nake
)sup2⁰
Uro
pelti
s niti
da
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
I
cnacute
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karin
tala
yan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
89N
ilgiri
Shi
eldt
ail (
Oce
llate
d Sh
ield
tail)
Uro
pelti
s oce
llata
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
C
cpX
eb
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
Iruta
laya
n M
uḷvā
lan
LCW
GSc
h IV
90Be
ddom
ersquos S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis b
eddo
mii
(G
uumlnth
er 1
862)
anot
sN
dpX
eb
sup3]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
cheṟ
utal
ayan
Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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ority
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ayal
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ame
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acul
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ame
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CITE
S
92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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acul
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END
WPA
CITE
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
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ies N
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ayal
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ame
Vern
acul
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ame
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END
WPA
CITE
S
142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
Sea
Sna
keHy
drop
his p
latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
russ
elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
AW
en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
Pit V
iper
sup2⁸Hy
pnal
e hy
pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
e-sc
aled
Gre
en P
it Vi
per⁸
Trim
eres
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Scincidae) with the description of a new species from southern India Zootaxa 3233 37ndash51 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391449
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1984) A report on the collection of amphibians and reptiles from Ponmudi Kerala south India Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 406ndash427 and 551ndash570
Inger RF H Marx amp M Koshy (1984) An undescribed species of gekkonid lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with comments on the status of C tropidogaster Herpetologica 40(2) 149ndash154
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1987) Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India Amphibia-Reptilia 8 189ndash202
Jerdon TC (1853) Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal pp 462ndash79 and 522ndash34
Jins VJ S Bhupathy amp M Panigrahi (2014) New record of Beddomersquos Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei Smith 1943 from the southern Western Ghats India Herpetology Notes 7 555ndash557
Joseph T amp PS Easa (1997) Additions to the Reptilian fauna of Silent Valley Cobra27 31ndash33
Manamendra-Arachchi K S Batuwita amp R Pethiyagoda (2007) A taxonomic revision of the Sri Lankan day-Geckos (Reptilia Gekkonidae Cnemaspis) with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India Zeylanica 7(1) 9ndash122
Mirza ZA amp RV Sanap (2014) A new cryptic species of Gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken 1817 (Reptilia Gekkonidae) from southern India Taprobanica 6(1) 12ndash20
Mirza ZA S Pal HS Bhosale amp RV Sanap (2014) A new species of gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 from the Western Ghats India Zootaxa 3815(4) 494ndash506 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa381542
Mirza ZA RV Sanap D Raju A Gawai amp P Ghadekar (2014) A new species of lizard of the genus Eublepharis (Squamata Eublepharidae) from India Phyllomedusa 13(2) 75ndash90 httpdxdoiorg1011606issn2316-9079v13i2p75-90
Molur S amp S Walker (1998) (eds) Report of BCCP CAMP on Reptiles of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Coimbatore India 65pp
Murthy TSN (1981) Reptiles of the Silent Valley and the New Amarambalam area Kerala Snake 13 452
Murthy TSN (1985) A field guide to the Lizards of Western Ghats Records of Zoological Survey of India Occasional Paper No72 51pp
Palot MJ (2013) Reptiles pp 179ndash210 In Venkatraman K A Chattopadhyay amp KA Subramanian (eds) Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) 1ndash235+26pls (Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata)
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2002) Herpetofauna of Madayipara Hill Kannur District Kerala Cobra 48 3ndash4
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2003) Checklist of snakes of Kerala with their Malayalam vernacular names Reptile Rap 5 3ndash6
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2004) Status and distribution of Turtle fauna (Testudines Reptilia) in the Malabar part of Kerala India Records of Zoological Survey of India 102 (part 1ndash2) 27ndash39
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2011) An updated checklist of reptiles of Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(1amp2) 24ndash30
Palot MJ amp BHC K Murthy (2015) First record of the Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica (Gray 1830) from Kerala India Malabar Trogon 13(1) 31ndash32
Radhakrishnan C (1996) Survey of Reptilian fauna of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Cobra 24 7ndash12
Radhakrishnan C (1997) Reptiles In Natural Resources of Kerala (Eds) WWF- India Kerala Chapter Thiruvananthapuram
Rajendran MV (1985) Studies in uropeltid snakes Madurai (India) Publication Division Madurai Kamaraj University VI (unnumbered) +132pp
Sharma RC (1998) Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Testudines and Crocodilia) Vol I Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 196pp
Sharma RC (2002) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Sauria) Vol II Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 430pp
Sharma RC (2007) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Serpentes) Vol 111 Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 410pp
Smith MA (1931) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol1 Loricata Testudines Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1935) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol II Sauria Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1943) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the Whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol III Serpentes Taylor and Francis London
Smith EN H Ogale V Deepak amp VB Giri (2012) A new species of coral snake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata Elapidae) from the west coast of peninsular India Zootaxa 3437 51ndash68
Thomas J J Sabu amp PS Easa (1997) Status and distribution of reptiles in Wayanad Kerala Cobra 28 25ndash30
Srinivasulu C B Srinivasulu amp S Molur (Compilers) (2014) The Status and Distribution of Reptiles in the Western Ghats India Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Thomas J amp PS Easa (1997) Reptile Fauna of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Cobra 29 14ndash18
Tikader BK amp RC Sharma (1992) Handbook of Indian Reptiles Zoological Survey of India Calcutta 250pp+42pls
Uetz P amp J Hosek (eds) (2014) The Reptile Database httpwww Reptile databaseorg accessed on 30 September 2014
van Rooijen J amp G Vogel (2009) A multivariate investigation into the population systematics of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin 1803) and Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl 1820) revalidation of Dendrophis chairecacos Boie 1827 (Serpentes Colubridae) The Herpetological Journal 19 193ndash200
Vasudevan K (ed) (2009) Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas Vol 12 (1) Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun India 177pp
Venugopal PD (2010) An updated and annotated list of Indian Lizards (Reptilia Sauria) based on a review of distribution records and checklist of Indian reptiles Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(3) 725ndash738 httpdxdoiorg1011609JoTTo2083725-38
Vogel G amp J van Rooijen (2011) Contributions to a Review of the Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin 1789) Complex (Serpentes Colubridae) - 3 The Indian Forms with the Description of a New Species from the Western Ghats Journal of Herpetology 45(1) 100ndash110 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa363726
Vogel G amp SR Ganesh (2013) A new species of cat snake (Reptilia Serpentes Colubridae Boiga) from dry forests of eastern peninsular India Zootaxa 3637(2) 158ndash168
Wall F (1905) Notes on snakes collected in Cannanore from 5 November 1903 to 5 August 1904 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 292ndash312
Wall F (1918) Notes on a collection of snakes made in the Nilgiri Hills and the adjacent Wayanad Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 6 152ndash156
Whitaker R amp A Captain (2004) Snakes of India The Field Guide Draco Books Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu xiv+479 pls text-figs
Zacharias VJ (1997) Reptiles of Periyar Tiger Reserve Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94 575ndash579
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Reptiles of Kerala Palot
8011
1890 Ferguson 1895 Wall 1905 1918 Murthy 1981 Inger et al 1984 Radhakrishnan 1996 1997 Thomas et al 1997 Thomas amp Easa 1997 Joseph amp Easa 1997 Zacharias 1997 Easa 1998 Abraham et al 1999 Ajith 2000 Palot amp Radhakrishnan 2002 2003 2004 Chandramouli amp Ganesh 2010 Cyriac et al 2011 Jins et al 2014) A book on the Snakes of Kerala in Malayalam by Adiyodi (1965) is the first published work pertaining to the snakes of the state The first comprehensive checklist on the reptilian fauna of the State was compiled by Radhakrishnan (1997) who listed 169 species Subsequently Palot amp Radhakrishnan (2003) compiled a checklist of vernacular names of snakes of Kerala Further as part of biodiversity documentation the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) published a series of checklists on the biodiversity of the State including reptiles (Easa amp Ramachandran 2004) More recently Palot amp Radhakrishnan (2011) updated the checklist of reptiles of Kerala by listing 173 species from the region
In recent years there has been a revival of interest in research on the reptilian fauna of the State with several new speciesrsquo descriptions from the region (Manamendra-Aracchi et al 2007 Gower amp Winkler 2007 Vogel amp van Rooijen 2011 Cyriac amp Umesh 2014) For the compilation of this checklist the works of Smith (1931 1935 1943) Tikader amp Shrama (1992) Daniel (2002) Das (2002) Whitaker amp Captain (2004) Venugopal (2010) and Aengals et al (2011) were also referred to
The current checklist of Kerala are represented by 173 species in 24 families under three orders (Table 1) Of these 87 species are endemic to the Western Ghats which include 10 species endemic to Kerala The taxonomy and nomenclature follow Uetz amp Hosek (2015) while the vernacular names have been taken from various sources (Adiyodi 1965 Radhakrishnan 1997 Palot amp Radhakrishnan 2004 2011) Marine reptiles in the list are indicated in blue colour
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Abraham S PS Easa J Thomas amp MA Nixon (1999) An inventory of reptile fauna in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Idukki District KeralaCobra 37 24ndash29
Adiyodi KG (1965) Keralathile Vishapampukal (in Malayalam) The Mathrubhumi Printing amp Publishing Co Ltd Kozhikode Kerala India
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Aengals R VMS Kumar amp MJ Palot (2011) Updated Checklist of Indian Reptiles httpzsigovinchecklistChecklist20of20 Indian20Reptilespdf (online version)
Agarwal I amp KP Karanth (2015) A phylogeny of the only ground-dwelling radiation of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata Gekkonidae) diversification of Geckoella across peninsular India and Sri Lanka Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82(part-A) 193ndash199 httpdxdoiorg101016jympev201409016
Ajit VP (2000) Rediscovery of two rare Typhlopoids Typhlops thurstoni Boettger 1890 and T tindalli Smith 1943 from Kerala Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 97(3) 434ndash435
Amarasinghe AAT I Ineich DMSS Karunarathna WMS Botejue amp PD Campbell (2015) Two new species of the genus Sitana Cuvier 1829 (Reptilia Agamidae) from Sri Lanka including a taxonomic revision of the Indian Sitana species Zootaxa 3915 67ndash98 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391513
Beddome RH (1886) An account of the earth-snakes of the peninsula of India and Ceylon The Annals Magazine of Natural History (5) xvii 3ndash33
Beddome RH (1878) Description of six new species of snakes of the genus Silybura family Uropeltidae Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878 800ndash802
Boulenger GA (1890) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Reptilia and Batrachia London viii+541pp
Chandramouli SR (2009) Status and microhabitat preference of Otocryptis beddomii Boulenger 1885 (Reptilia Agamidae) in Ponmudi Hills Western Ghats Kerala India Taprobanica 1(2) 107ndash110
Chandramouli SR amp SR Ganesh (2010) Herpetofauna of southern Western Ghats India reinvestigated after decades Taprobanica 2(2) 72ndash85
Cyriac VP CP Arjun amp TK Joy (2011) Occurrence of the Anamalai Gecko Hemidactylus anamallensis Gunther 1875 from Chembra Wayanad Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(3) 20ndash21
Cyriac VP amp PK Umesh (2014) Description of a New Ground-Dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata Gekkonidae) from Kerala allied to C wynadensis (Beddome 1870) Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(3) 187ndash194
Daniel JC (2002) The Book of Indian Reptiles Bombay Natural History Society Bombay 141pp
Das I (1997) Checklist of the reptiles of India with English common name Hamadryad 22 32ndash45
Das I (2002) A Photographic Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of India New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd London 144pp
Das I (2003) Growth of Knowledge on the Reptiles of India with an Introduction to Systematics Taxonomy and Nomenclature Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 100(2ndash3) 447ndash501
Easa PS (1998) Survey of Reptiles and Amphibians in Kerala part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve KFRI Research Report No148 Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi
Easa PS amp KK Ramachandran (2004) Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 10 Reptiles Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi
Ferguson HS (1895) List of snakes taken in Travancore from 1888-95 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 10 68ndash77
Ganesh SR amp SR Chandramouli (2013) Endangered and enigmatic reptiles of Western Ghats - an overview In Singaravelan N (ed) Rare Animals of India Bentham Publishers 35ndash36
Ganesh SR S Bhupathy P David N Sathishkumar amp G Srinivas (2014) Snake fauna of High Wavy Mountains Western Ghats India species richness status and distribution pattern Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(1) 53ndash64
Gower DJ amp JD Winkler (2007) Taxonomy of the Indian snake Xylophis Beddome (Serpentes Caenophidia) with description of a new species Hamadryad 31(2) 315ndash329
Gunther ACLG (1864) The Reptiles of British India Published by Oxford and IBH Publishing Co New Delhi 452pp
Guptha B NM Sivaramprasad ST Muddock amp V Deepak (2015) First record of Chrysopelia taprobanica Smith 1943 (Squamata Colubridae) from India Checklist 11(1) 1ndash3
Harikrishnan S K Vasudevan A De Silva V Deepak NB Kar amp R Naniv (2012) Phylogeography of Dasia Gray 1830 (Reptilia
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Turt
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812)
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766)
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schs
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829)
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VUSc
h I
App
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h L
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Turt
le)
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oche
lys c
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cea
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761)
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mema
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ma
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9In
dian
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r Tor
toise
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ian
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red
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lone
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gans
(S
choe
pff 1
795)
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Ba
Nak
ṣhat
ra Ā
ma
LCSc
h IV
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II
10Tr
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sten
s To
rtoi
se)
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test
udo
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anco
rica
(Bou
leng
er 1
907)
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GSc
h IV
App
II
6 F
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nych
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shel
l tur
tles)
11Le
iths
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soni
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72)
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dian
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ian
falp
-she
lled
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le)
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ctat
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nate
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9)
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Aringma
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ma
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l Tur
tle (C
anto
rs G
iant
So
ftshe
ll Tu
rtle
)Pe
loch
elys
can
torii
Gray
186
4`o
a
maBh
īman
āma
EN
Sch
IAp
p II
14In
dian
Nar
row
-hea
ded
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hell
Turt
le
(Nar
row
-hea
ded
Softs
hell
Turt
le)⁴
Chitr
a in
dica
(Gra
y 18
31)
NnX
bma
Citr
ayām
a EN
Sch
IVAp
p I
III
ORD
ER S
QUA
MAT
A
7 F
amily
Aga
mid
ae (l
izard
s)
15Co
mm
on G
reen
For
est L
izard
(So
uthe
rn
Gree
n Ca
lote
s)Ca
lote
s cal
otes
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
]uml
tbmacute
vPa
ccha
yont
N
E
16La
rge-
scal
ed F
ores
t Liza
rd (L
arge
-sca
led
Calo
tes )
Calo
tes g
rand
isqua
mis
Guuml
nthe
r 18
75
Imlaquo
p ]
umltb
macutev
Kāṭṭ
u Pa
ccha
yont
LC
WG
17N
ilgiri
For
est L
izard
Calo
tes n
emor
icol
a
Je
rdon
185
3
oeKnc
n Hmacute
vN
īlagi
ri Ō
nt
LCW
G
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18El
liotrsquos
For
est L
izard
Calo
tes e
llioti
Guumlnt
her
1864
apt
Aringmacute
v-M
uḷḷo
nt
LCW
G
19Ro
uxrsquos
Fore
st L
izard
(Rou
xs F
ores
t Ca
lote
s)⁵
Calo
tes r
ouxi
i
Du
meacuter
il amp
Bib
ron
183
7
tdmI
vknsup3
sd
Hmacute
vṞo
ksin
ṟe Ō
nt
LC
20In
dian
Gar
den
Liza
rd (O
rient
al G
arde
n Li
zard
)Ca
lote
s ver
sicol
or
(Dau
din
180
2)
Hmacute
vŌ
nt
NE
21So
uth
Indi
an F
lyin
g Li
zard
(Dra
co)⁵
Drac
o du
ssum
ieri
Du
meacuter
il amp
Bib
ron
183
7
]dt
bmacute
vPa
ṟayo
ntLC
22In
dian
Kan
garo
o Li
zard
⁶O
tocr
yptis
bed
dom
eiBo
ulen
ger
1885
Ibrvbar
mcp Hmacute
vKa
ṅkār
u Ō
nt
ENW
G
23Bl
anfo
rds
Rock
Aga
ma
Psam
mop
hilu
s bla
nfor
danu
s (S
tolic
zka
187
1)I
qsup3
]md
tbmacute
vKū
nan
Pāṟa
yont
LC
24So
uth
Indi
an R
ock
Agam
aPs
amm
ophi
lus d
orsa
lis
(Gra
y 18
31)
]md
tbmacute
vPā
ṟayo
nt
LC
25An
amal
ai S
piny
Liza
rd (A
nam
alai
Sal
ea)⁷
Sale
a an
amal
laya
na
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
B
ae
tbmacute
vĀn
amal
ayon
t LC
WG
26Ho
rsfie
lds
Spin
y Li
zard
(Nilg
iri S
alea
)⁸Sa
lea
hors
field
ii
Gr
ay 1
845
oe
Knc
n ae
tbmacute
vN
īlagi
ri M
alay
ont
LCW
G
27Fa
n-th
roat
ed L
izard
31Si
tana
pon
ticer
iana
Cuvi
er 1
829
Nbrvbar
tmacute
vCh
ṅang
anon
t LC
8 F
amily
Cha
mae
leon
idae
(cha
mae
leon
s)
28In
dian
Cha
mae
leon
Cham
aele
o ze
ylan
icus
Laur
enti
176
8actb
macutev
Mar
ayon
t N
E
Sch
II
9 F
amily
Gek
koni
dae
(gec
koes
)
29Be
ddom
ersquos D
ay G
ecko
⁷Cn
emas
pis b
eddo
mei
(The
obal
d 1
876)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
accedil
Atilden
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Mar
appa
lliDD
WG
30Sl
ende
r Day
Gec
ko⁸
Cnem
aspi
s gra
cilis
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
s]
mparasup3
accedil
Atilden
Ponn
an M
arap
palli
LC
WG
31In
dian
Day
Gec
koCn
emas
pis i
ndic
a
Gray
184
6 C
acuteysup3
accedil
Atilden
Indi
an M
arap
palli
VU
WG
32Ko
ttiyu
r Day
Gec
koCn
emas
pis k
ottiyo
oren
sisCy
ril amp
Um
esh
201
4sI
mlaquonb
qAgrave a
ccedil
Atilden
Koṭṭ
iyūr
Mar
appa
lli
NE
KL
33Co
asta
l Day
Gec
ko⁹
Cnem
aspi
s litt
oral
is
(Jerd
on 1
854)
mlaquop accedil
Atilden
Nāṭ
ṭum
arap
palli
DD
WG
34M
ount
ain
Day
Geck
osup1⁰
Cnem
aspi
s mon
ticol
aM
anam
endr
a-Ar
achc
hi
Batu
wita
amp P
ethi
yago
da
2007
ae
accedil
Atilden
Mal
a M
arap
palli
DD
KL
35Po
nmud
i Day
Gec
ko⁷
Cnem
aspi
s nai
ri
In
ger
Mar
x amp
Kos
hy 1
984
s]
mmiddotpS
n accedil
Atilden
Ponm
uṭi M
arap
palli
NT
WG
36N
ilgiri
Day
Gec
ko sup1sup1
Cnem
aspi
s ni
lagi
rica
Man
amen
dra-
Arac
hchi
Ba
tuw
ita amp
Pet
hiya
goda
20
07
oeKnc
n accedil
Atilden
Nīla
giri
Mar
appa
lli
DDW
G
37O
rnat
e Da
y Ge
cko
(Orn
ate
Dwar
f Gec
ko)⁷
Cnem
aspi
s orn
ata
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
kzAgrave
Waccedil
Atilden
Svar
ṇa M
arap
palli
N
TW
G
38Si
spar
a Da
y Ge
cko⁸
Cnem
aspi
s sisp
aren
sis
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
knk
v]md
accedil
Atilden
Sisp
āṟa
Mar
appa
lli
NT
WG
39W
ayan
ad D
ay G
ecko
Cnem
aspi
s wyn
aden
sis
(B
eddo
me
187
0)h
b
mSsup3
accedil
Atilden
Vaya
nāṭā
n M
arap
palli
EN
KL
40Ko
llega
l Gro
und
Geck
o (F
ores
t Spo
tted
Geck
o) 32
Geck
oella
col
lega
lens
is
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
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sAtilde
KAcirc
Xd]
Atilden
Kelle
gal T
aṟap
alli
LC
41Fo
ur-c
law
ed G
ecko
(Stu
mp-
toed
Gec
ko)
Gehy
ra m
utila
ta
(W
iegm
ann
183
4)
Iplaquo
nhnc
esup3
]Atilde
nKu
ṭṭiv
irala
n Pa
lli
NE
42An
aim
alai
Gec
kosup1sup2
Drav
idog
ecko
ana
mal
lens
is
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
B
ae
]Atilde
nĀn
amal
a Pa
lli
NT
WG
43Br
ookrsquo
s Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Hous
e Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s bro
okii
Gray
184
5 h
olaquop ]
Atilden
Vīṭṭ
u Pa
lli
NE
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Spec
ies N
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Auth
ority
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am N
ame
Vern
acul
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ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
44As
ian
Hous
e Ge
cko
(Com
mon
Hou
se
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus f
rena
tus
Sc
hleg
el 1
836
mlaquop ]
Atilden
Nāṭ
ṭu P
alli
LC
45Ba
rk G
ecko
(Les
sche
naul
ts L
eaf-t
oed
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus l
esch
enau
ltii
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
NnX
Isup3
]Atilde
nCh
itrak
an P
alli
LC
46Sp
otted
Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Leaf
-toed
Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s mac
ulat
us
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
]pAring
n ]
Atilden
Puḷḷi
Pal
li LC
47Pr
asha
ds G
ecko
Hem
idac
tylu
s pra
shad
iSm
ith 1
935
]k
mZn ]
Atilden
Pras
adi P
alli
LCW
G
48Re
ticul
ated
Gec
ko (R
eticu
late
d Le
af-to
ed
Geck
o)sup3 3
4He
mid
acty
lus r
eticu
latu
s
Be
ddom
e 1
870
h
cb
sup3 ]
Atilden
Vara
yan
Palli
LC
49Te
rmite
Hill
Gec
koHe
mid
acty
lus t
riedr
us
(Dau
din
180
2)
NnX
Acirc ]
Atilden
Chita
l Pal
li N
E
10
Fam
ily L
acer
tidae
(lac
erta
s)
50Be
ddom
ersquos L
acer
tasup1sup3
Oph
isops
bed
dom
ei
(Jerd
on 1
870)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
aW
ecW
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Maṇ
alar
aṇa
LC
51Le
sche
naul
trsquos L
acer
taO
phiso
ps le
sche
naul
tii
(Miln
e-Ed
war
ds 1
829)
se
jp
uAcirc
aumlnsup3
sd
aW
ecW
Leṣh
naḷṭṭ
inṟe
M
aṇal
araṇ
aN
E
11 F
amily
Sci
ncid
ae (s
kink
s)
52Bl
ue-b
ellie
d Tr
ee S
kink
(Bou
leng
ers
Tree
Sk
ink)
⁷Da
sia su
bcae
rule
um
(B
oule
nger
189
1)
oe
hb
dsup3 a
cb
cW
Nīla
vaya
ṟan
Mar
ayar
aṇa
ENW
G
53Be
ddom
ersquos G
rass
Ski
nk (B
eddo
me
s Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
bedd
omii
(Je
rdon
187
0)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
AcW
Beḍo
min
ṟe A
raṇa
N
E
54Bi
bron
rsquos Se
asho
re S
kink
Eutr
opis
bibr
onii
(G
ray
1838
)I
SecW
Kaṭa
lara
ṇa
LC
55Co
mm
on K
eele
d Sk
ink
Eutr
opis
carin
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
AcW
Araṇ
aLC
56M
ount
ain
Skin
k (I
nger
s Po
nmud
i Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
cliv
icol
a(In
ger
Shaff
er K
oshy
amp
Bakd
e 1
984)
s]
mmiddotpS
n A
cW
Ponm
uṭi A
raṇa
ENKL
57Br
onze
Gra
ss S
kink
(Bro
nze
Skin
k)Eu
trop
is m
acul
aria
(B
lyth
185
3)
sN
frac14sup3
AcW
Chem
pan
Araṇ
aN
E
58W
hite
-spo
tted
Supp
le S
kink
Lygo
som
a al
bopu
ncta
ta
(G
ray
1846
)
sh
sup3s]
mlaquosup3
]mw
_cW
Venp
oṭṭa
n Pā
mba
raṇa
NE
59Sp
otted
Sup
ple
Skin
k (C
omm
on S
nake
Sk
ink)
Lygo
som
a pu
ncta
ta
(G
mel
in 1
799)
]mw
_cW
Pām
bara
ṇaN
E
60Be
ddom
ersquos C
at S
kink
(Bed
dom
es R
istel
la)
Rist
ella
bed
dom
ii
Boul
enge
r 18
87
s_
SvtU
mao ]
qumlb
cW
Beḍo
mī P
ūcha
yara
ṇaLC
WG
61Guuml
nthe
rrsquos C
at S
kink
(Gun
ther
s Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
gue
nthe
ri
Bo
ulen
ger
1887
Kps
acuteAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Gunt
er P
ūcha
yara
ṇaDD
WG
62Ru
rkrsquos
Cat S
kink
(Rur
ks R
istel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
rurk
ii
Gray
183
9
cpAgrave
iexclv ]
qumlb
cW
Rurk
k Pū
chay
araṇ
aVU
WG
63Tr
avan
core
Cat
Ski
nk (T
rava
ncor
e Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
trav
anco
rica
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
Smh
sup3I
qAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Pū
chay
araṇ
aDD
WG
64Be
ddom
ersquos G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁴Ka
estle
a be
ddom
ii(B
oule
nger
188
7)s_
SvtU
mao apara
cW
Beḍo
mī M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
65Tw
o-lin
ed G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁵Ka
estle
a bi
linea
ta
(Gra
y 18
46)
Ccph
cb
sup3 a
paracW
Iruva
raya
n M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
66Si
de-s
potte
d Gr
ound
Ski
nk⁷
Kaes
tlea
late
rimac
ulat
a
(Bou
leng
er 1
887)
]
pffn apara
cW
Puḷḷi
Man
nara
ṇaVU
WG
67Tr
avan
core
Gro
und
Skin
k⁷Ka
estle
a tr
avan
coric
a
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
S
mhsup3
IqAgrave
apara
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Man
nara
ṇaLC
WG
68Pa
lni H
ills G
roun
d Sk
ink⁷
Kaes
tlea
paln
ica
(Boe
ttge
r 18
92)
]g
n apara
cW
Pazh
ani M
anna
raṇa
DDW
G
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ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
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ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
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ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
69Du
ssum
ierrsquos
Litt
er S
kink
(Dus
sum
iers
Fo
rest
Ski
nk)⁸
Sphe
nom
orph
us d
ussu
mie
ri
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
839)
I
mlaquocW
Kāṭṭ
araṇ
aLC
WG
70Ea
rless
Ski
nk (F
ive-
finge
red
Skin
k)sup1⁶
Chal
cide
s pen
tada
ctyl
us(B
eddo
me
187
0)]
copyh
nce
sup3 A
cW
Pantildec
havi
rala
n Ar
aṇa
DDKL
12 F
amily
Var
anid
ae (m
onito
r liza
rds)
71Be
ngal
Mon
itor (
Indi
an M
onito
r)Va
ranu
s ben
gale
nsis
(Dau
din
180
2)
DSp
frac14v
Uṭu
mp
LC
Sch
IAp
p I
13 F
amily
Typ
hlop
idae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
72Br
ahm
iny
Wor
m S
nake
Indo
typh
lops
bra
min
us
(Dau
din
180
3)
Ipc
pSsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ruṭa
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
73Be
aked
Wor
m S
nake
(Bea
ked
Blin
d Sn
ake)
Gryp
otyp
hlop
s acu
tus
(Dum
eril
amp B
ibro
n 1
844)
sI
miexclpc
plaquon ]
mfrac14v
Kokk
uruṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
14
Fam
ily G
errh
opili
dae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
74Th
urst
ons
Wor
m S
nake
sup1⁷Ge
rrho
pilu
s thu
rsto
niBo
ettge
r 18
90A
frac12nordf
niexclpS
nbsup3
]mfrac14
vAm
miṇ
ṇikk
uṭiy
an
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pDD
WG
Sch
IV
75Ti
ndal
ls W
orm
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kesup1⁷
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hopi
lus ti
ndal
li(S
mith
194
3)X
niumlAcirc
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pSn]
mfrac14v
Tiṇṭ
al K
uruṭ
ipām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
76Be
ddom
es W
orm
Sna
keGe
rrho
pilu
s bed
dom
ii(B
oule
nger
189
0)
s_
SvtU
mao I
pcpS
n]mfrac14
vBe
ḍom
ī Kur
uṭip
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
15
Fam
ily U
rope
ltida
e (s
hiel
dtai
ls)
77Pi
ed-b
elly
Shi
eldt
ail (
Bedd
ome
s Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Mel
anop
hidi
um p
unct
atum
Be
ddom
e 1
871
tae
nhme
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Mēl
ivāl
an P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
78Ye
llow
-str
iped
Shi
eldt
ail (
Two-
lined
Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup1⁷M
elan
ophi
dium
bili
neat
um
Bedd
ome
187
0
Ccph
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruva
raya
n Pā
mp
VUW
GSc
h IV
79W
ynad
Shi
eldt
ail
(Indi
an B
lack
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1⁴
Mel
anop
hidi
um w
ynau
dens
e
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
I
mSsup3
tae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Kāṭa
n M
ēliv
ālan
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mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
80Th
ree-
lined
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eldt
ail (
Line
d Th
ornt
ail
Snak
e)⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus t
rilin
eatu
s
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
hcb
sup3 t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
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yan
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ivāl
an
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pLC
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Sch
IV
81Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus m
adur
ensis
Bedd
ome
187
7
Xh
nlaquov t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭ M
ēliv
ālan
Pām
pEN
WG
Sch
IV
82W
este
rn S
hiel
dtai
l (Pu
rple
-Red
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1sup2
Tere
trur
us sa
ngui
neus
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
sN
tfrac12e
n h
mesup3
]mfrac14
vCh
emm
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
83Go
lden
Shi
eldt
ail (
Kera
la B
urro
win
g Sn
ake)
sup1⁸Pl
ectr
urus
aur
eus
Bedd
ome
188
0sN
frac14 I
pparasup3
]mfrac14
vCh
empr
akun
nan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
84Pu
rple
Shi
eldt
ail (
Gunt
hers
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Plec
trur
us g
uent
heri
Bedd
ome
186
3
]miuml
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
]mfrac14
vPā
ṇṭan
Muḷ
vāla
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
85Pe
rrot
etrsquos
Shie
ldta
il (N
ilgiri
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)⁸
Plec
trur
us p
erro
teti
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
Ibro
n 1
854
apAring
phme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Muḷ
ḷuvā
lan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
86W
alls
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Brac
hyop
hidi
um rh
odog
aste
rW
all
1921
sN
whb
dsup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
vaya
ṟan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
87El
liotrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail (
Ellio
ts E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s elli
oti
(G
ray
1858
)
sN
whe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
enva
laya
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
88Co
chin
Shi
eldt
ail (
Sout
hern
Ear
th S
nake
)sup2⁰
Uro
pelti
s niti
da
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
I
cnacute
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karin
tala
yan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
89N
ilgiri
Shi
eldt
ail (
Oce
llate
d Sh
ield
tail)
Uro
pelti
s oce
llata
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
C
cpX
eb
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
Iruta
laya
n M
uḷvā
lan
LCW
GSc
h IV
90Be
ddom
ersquos S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis b
eddo
mii
(G
uumlnth
er 1
862)
anot
sN
dpX
eb
sup3]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
cheṟ
utal
ayan
Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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ayal
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ame
Vern
acul
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END
WPA
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
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ayal
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acul
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142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
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ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
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pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
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ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
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er S
nake
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noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
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li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
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n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
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mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
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Sch
IV
151
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ck W
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ke (O
live
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d Sn
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tium
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um
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din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
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alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
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umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
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(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
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fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
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ater
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ke (
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n Bo
ckad
am)
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chne
ider
179
9)
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n ]
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h II
App
III
154
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sy M
arsh
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rard
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evos
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ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
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v- ]mfrac14
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cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
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pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
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mon
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an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
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us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
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i
vL
phcb
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nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
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elan
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haw
180
2)
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gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
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khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
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lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
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ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
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gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
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onrsquos
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al S
nake
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lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
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gpmacr
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fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
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tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
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Jsup3
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khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
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ra
Oph
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nah
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tor
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sh
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vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
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-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
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drop
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chist
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audi
n 1
803)
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eI
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aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
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late
d Se
a Sn
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noci
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s Da
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180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
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ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
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ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
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ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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ies N
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166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
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keHy
drop
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latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
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167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
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elii
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haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
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en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
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led
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rEc
his c
arin
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(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
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pnal
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pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
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NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
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per⁸
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urus
mac
role
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Bedd
ome
186
2
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naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
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esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
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urus
strig
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Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
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boo
Pit V
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34Tr
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us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
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Muḷ
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LC
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IV
sup1 Hist
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alsup2 F
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erly
pla
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late
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scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
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thy
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5)⁵ E
ndem
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tern
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tern
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ndem
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tern
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⁷ End
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h of
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akka
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p⁸ E
ndem
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ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
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ndem
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tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
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now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
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Know
n on
ly fr
om N
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Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
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from
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mic
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rn G
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h of
Agu
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own
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the
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iri B
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Res
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sup1⁶
Hist
oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
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pe sp
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en c
olle
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ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
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n co
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nce
its o
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its
pre
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a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
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il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
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n on
ly fr
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only
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Know
n on
ly fr
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End
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rn G
hats
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h of
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pa K
arna
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sup2sup3 E
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tern
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of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
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t sub
spec
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Trin
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end
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sup2⁵ E
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mer
ly tr
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elap
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este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
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End
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to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
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rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
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s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
Cyr
toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
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a by
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a n
ew sp
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s des
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ed b
y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
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orke
rs in
the
past
no
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onfir
med
repo
rts f
rom
Ker
ala
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r 18
01I
mbAcirc
apX
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yal M
utal
aLC
Sc
h I
App
I
2M
ugge
r (M
arsh
Cro
codi
le)
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odyl
us p
alus
tris
(Les
son
183
1)N
obrvbarreg
nCh
īṅka
ṇṇi
VUSc
h I
App
I
II
ORD
ER T
ESTU
DIN
ES
2 F
amily
Geo
emyd
idae
(tur
tles amp
te
rrap
ins)
3Co
chin
For
est C
ane
Turt
le (K
eral
a Fo
rest
Te
rrap
in K
aval
ai F
ores
t Tur
tle)sup2
Vija
yach
elys
silv
atica
(Hen
ders
on
1912
)
N
qce
maCh
ūral
āma
ENW
GSc
h I
App
II
4In
dian
Bla
ck T
urtle
(Ind
ian
Pond
Terr
apin
)M
elan
oche
lys t
rijug
a
(S
chw
eigg
er 1
812)
I
cma
Kaar
aam
aN
TAp
p II
3
Fam
ily C
helo
niid
ae (s
ea tu
rtle
s)
5Gr
een
Sea
Turt
leCh
elon
ia m
ydas
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
]uml
ISe
maPa
ccha
Kaṭ
alām
a EN
Sch
IAp
p I
6Ha
wks
bill
Sea
Turt
le (H
awks
bill
Turt
le)
Eret
moc
hely
s im
bric
ata
(Lin
naeu
s 1
766)
Npiuml
sup3 I
Sema
Chuṇ
ṭan
Kaṭa
lām
a CR
Sc
h I
App
I
7O
live
Ridl
ey S
ea T
urtle
(Pac
ific
Ridl
ey
Turt
le)
Lepi
doch
elys
oliv
acea
(E
schs
chol
tz 1
829)
ISe
maKa
ṭalā
ma
VUSc
h I
App
I
4
Fam
ily D
erm
oche
lyid
ae (l
eath
erba
ck
turt
les)
8Le
athe
rbac
k Se
a Tu
rtle
(Lut
h L
eath
ery
Turt
le)
Derm
oche
lys c
oria
cea
(V
ande
lli 1
761)
tI
mema
Kolā
ma
VUSc
h I
App
I
5
Fam
ily Te
stud
inid
ae (t
orto
ises)
9In
dian
Sta
r Tor
toise
(Ind
ian
Star
red
Tort
oise
)Ge
oche
lone
ele
gans
(S
choe
pff 1
795)
poundX
Ba
Nak
ṣhat
ra Ā
ma
LCSc
h IV
App
II
10Tr
avan
core
Tort
oise
(For
sten
s To
rtoi
se)
Indo
test
udo
trav
anco
rica
(Bou
leng
er 1
907)
I
mlaquoma
Kāṭṭ
āma
VUW
GSc
h IV
App
II
6 F
amily
Trio
nych
idae
(soft
shel
l tur
tles)
11Le
iths
Softs
hell
Turt
lesup3
Nils
soni
a le
ithii
(Gra
y 18
72)
se
bvmacr
nsup3sd
Ba
Leytti
nṟe
Āma
VU
Sch
IVAp
p II
12In
dian
Fla
pshe
ll Tu
rtle
(Ind
ian
falp
-she
lled
Turt
le)
Liss
emys
pun
ctat
a
(Bon
nate
rre
178
9)
sh
Aringma
]
mema
Veḷḷā
ma
Pāl
āma
LCSc
h I
App
II
13As
ian
Gian
t Soft
shel
l Tur
tle (C
anto
rs G
iant
So
ftshe
ll Tu
rtle
)Pe
loch
elys
can
torii
Gray
186
4`o
a
maBh
īman
āma
EN
Sch
IAp
p II
14In
dian
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Softs
hell
Turt
le
(Nar
row
-hea
ded
Softs
hell
Turt
le)⁴
Chitr
a in
dica
(Gra
y 18
31)
NnX
bma
Citr
ayām
a EN
Sch
IVAp
p I
III
ORD
ER S
QUA
MAT
A
7 F
amily
Aga
mid
ae (l
izard
s)
15Co
mm
on G
reen
For
est L
izard
(So
uthe
rn
Gree
n Ca
lote
s)Ca
lote
s cal
otes
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
]uml
tbmacute
vPa
ccha
yont
N
E
16La
rge-
scal
ed F
ores
t Liza
rd (L
arge
-sca
led
Calo
tes )
Calo
tes g
rand
isqua
mis
Guuml
nthe
r 18
75
Imlaquo
p ]
umltb
macutev
Kāṭṭ
u Pa
ccha
yont
LC
WG
17N
ilgiri
For
est L
izard
Calo
tes n
emor
icol
a
Je
rdon
185
3
oeKnc
n Hmacute
vN
īlagi
ri Ō
nt
LCW
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18El
liotrsquos
For
est L
izard
Calo
tes e
llioti
Guumlnt
her
1864
apt
Aringmacute
v-M
uḷḷo
nt
LCW
G
19Ro
uxrsquos
Fore
st L
izard
(Rou
xs F
ores
t Ca
lote
s)⁵
Calo
tes r
ouxi
i
Du
meacuter
il amp
Bib
ron
183
7
tdmI
vknsup3
sd
Hmacute
vṞo
ksin
ṟe Ō
nt
LC
20In
dian
Gar
den
Liza
rd (O
rient
al G
arde
n Li
zard
)Ca
lote
s ver
sicol
or
(Dau
din
180
2)
Hmacute
vŌ
nt
NE
21So
uth
Indi
an F
lyin
g Li
zard
(Dra
co)⁵
Drac
o du
ssum
ieri
Du
meacuter
il amp
Bib
ron
183
7
]dt
bmacute
vPa
ṟayo
ntLC
22In
dian
Kan
garo
o Li
zard
⁶O
tocr
yptis
bed
dom
eiBo
ulen
ger
1885
Ibrvbar
mcp Hmacute
vKa
ṅkār
u Ō
nt
ENW
G
23Bl
anfo
rds
Rock
Aga
ma
Psam
mop
hilu
s bla
nfor
danu
s (S
tolic
zka
187
1)I
qsup3
]md
tbmacute
vKū
nan
Pāṟa
yont
LC
24So
uth
Indi
an R
ock
Agam
aPs
amm
ophi
lus d
orsa
lis
(Gra
y 18
31)
]md
tbmacute
vPā
ṟayo
nt
LC
25An
amal
ai S
piny
Liza
rd (A
nam
alai
Sal
ea)⁷
Sale
a an
amal
laya
na
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
B
ae
tbmacute
vĀn
amal
ayon
t LC
WG
26Ho
rsfie
lds
Spin
y Li
zard
(Nilg
iri S
alea
)⁸Sa
lea
hors
field
ii
Gr
ay 1
845
oe
Knc
n ae
tbmacute
vN
īlagi
ri M
alay
ont
LCW
G
27Fa
n-th
roat
ed L
izard
31Si
tana
pon
ticer
iana
Cuvi
er 1
829
Nbrvbar
tmacute
vCh
ṅang
anon
t LC
8 F
amily
Cha
mae
leon
idae
(cha
mae
leon
s)
28In
dian
Cha
mae
leon
Cham
aele
o ze
ylan
icus
Laur
enti
176
8actb
macutev
Mar
ayon
t N
E
Sch
II
9 F
amily
Gek
koni
dae
(gec
koes
)
29Be
ddom
ersquos D
ay G
ecko
⁷Cn
emas
pis b
eddo
mei
(The
obal
d 1
876)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
accedil
Atilden
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Mar
appa
lliDD
WG
30Sl
ende
r Day
Gec
ko⁸
Cnem
aspi
s gra
cilis
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
s]
mparasup3
accedil
Atilden
Ponn
an M
arap
palli
LC
WG
31In
dian
Day
Gec
koCn
emas
pis i
ndic
a
Gray
184
6 C
acuteysup3
accedil
Atilden
Indi
an M
arap
palli
VU
WG
32Ko
ttiyu
r Day
Gec
koCn
emas
pis k
ottiyo
oren
sisCy
ril amp
Um
esh
201
4sI
mlaquonb
qAgrave a
ccedil
Atilden
Koṭṭ
iyūr
Mar
appa
lli
NE
KL
33Co
asta
l Day
Gec
ko⁹
Cnem
aspi
s litt
oral
is
(Jerd
on 1
854)
mlaquop accedil
Atilden
Nāṭ
ṭum
arap
palli
DD
WG
34M
ount
ain
Day
Geck
osup1⁰
Cnem
aspi
s mon
ticol
aM
anam
endr
a-Ar
achc
hi
Batu
wita
amp P
ethi
yago
da
2007
ae
accedil
Atilden
Mal
a M
arap
palli
DD
KL
35Po
nmud
i Day
Gec
ko⁷
Cnem
aspi
s nai
ri
In
ger
Mar
x amp
Kos
hy 1
984
s]
mmiddotpS
n accedil
Atilden
Ponm
uṭi M
arap
palli
NT
WG
36N
ilgiri
Day
Gec
ko sup1sup1
Cnem
aspi
s ni
lagi
rica
Man
amen
dra-
Arac
hchi
Ba
tuw
ita amp
Pet
hiya
goda
20
07
oeKnc
n accedil
Atilden
Nīla
giri
Mar
appa
lli
DDW
G
37O
rnat
e Da
y Ge
cko
(Orn
ate
Dwar
f Gec
ko)⁷
Cnem
aspi
s orn
ata
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
kzAgrave
Waccedil
Atilden
Svar
ṇa M
arap
palli
N
TW
G
38Si
spar
a Da
y Ge
cko⁸
Cnem
aspi
s sisp
aren
sis
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
knk
v]md
accedil
Atilden
Sisp
āṟa
Mar
appa
lli
NT
WG
39W
ayan
ad D
ay G
ecko
Cnem
aspi
s wyn
aden
sis
(B
eddo
me
187
0)h
b
mSsup3
accedil
Atilden
Vaya
nāṭā
n M
arap
palli
EN
KL
40Ko
llega
l Gro
und
Geck
o (F
ores
t Spo
tted
Geck
o) 32
Geck
oella
col
lega
lens
is
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
sI
sAtilde
KAcirc
Xd]
Atilden
Kelle
gal T
aṟap
alli
LC
41Fo
ur-c
law
ed G
ecko
(Stu
mp-
toed
Gec
ko)
Gehy
ra m
utila
ta
(W
iegm
ann
183
4)
Iplaquo
nhnc
esup3
]Atilde
nKu
ṭṭiv
irala
n Pa
lli
NE
42An
aim
alai
Gec
kosup1sup2
Drav
idog
ecko
ana
mal
lens
is
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
B
ae
]Atilde
nĀn
amal
a Pa
lli
NT
WG
43Br
ookrsquo
s Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Hous
e Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s bro
okii
Gray
184
5 h
olaquop ]
Atilden
Vīṭṭ
u Pa
lli
NE
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44As
ian
Hous
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cko
(Com
mon
Hou
se
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus f
rena
tus
Sc
hleg
el 1
836
mlaquop ]
Atilden
Nāṭ
ṭu P
alli
LC
45Ba
rk G
ecko
(Les
sche
naul
ts L
eaf-t
oed
Geck
o)He
mid
acty
lus l
esch
enau
ltii
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
NnX
Isup3
]Atilde
nCh
itrak
an P
alli
LC
46Sp
otted
Hou
se G
ecko
(Spo
tted
Leaf
-toed
Ge
cko)
Hem
idac
tylu
s mac
ulat
us
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
]pAring
n ]
Atilden
Puḷḷi
Pal
li LC
47Pr
asha
ds G
ecko
Hem
idac
tylu
s pra
shad
iSm
ith 1
935
]k
mZn ]
Atilden
Pras
adi P
alli
LCW
G
48Re
ticul
ated
Gec
ko (R
eticu
late
d Le
af-to
ed
Geck
o)sup3 3
4He
mid
acty
lus r
eticu
latu
s
Be
ddom
e 1
870
h
cb
sup3 ]
Atilden
Vara
yan
Palli
LC
49Te
rmite
Hill
Gec
koHe
mid
acty
lus t
riedr
us
(Dau
din
180
2)
NnX
Acirc ]
Atilden
Chita
l Pal
li N
E
10
Fam
ily L
acer
tidae
(lac
erta
s)
50Be
ddom
ersquos L
acer
tasup1sup3
Oph
isops
bed
dom
ei
(Jerd
on 1
870)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
aW
ecW
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Maṇ
alar
aṇa
LC
51Le
sche
naul
trsquos L
acer
taO
phiso
ps le
sche
naul
tii
(Miln
e-Ed
war
ds 1
829)
se
jp
uAcirc
aumlnsup3
sd
aW
ecW
Leṣh
naḷṭṭ
inṟe
M
aṇal
araṇ
aN
E
11 F
amily
Sci
ncid
ae (s
kink
s)
52Bl
ue-b
ellie
d Tr
ee S
kink
(Bou
leng
ers
Tree
Sk
ink)
⁷Da
sia su
bcae
rule
um
(B
oule
nger
189
1)
oe
hb
dsup3 a
cb
cW
Nīla
vaya
ṟan
Mar
ayar
aṇa
ENW
G
53Be
ddom
ersquos G
rass
Ski
nk (B
eddo
me
s Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
bedd
omii
(Je
rdon
187
0)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
AcW
Beḍo
min
ṟe A
raṇa
N
E
54Bi
bron
rsquos Se
asho
re S
kink
Eutr
opis
bibr
onii
(G
ray
1838
)I
SecW
Kaṭa
lara
ṇa
LC
55Co
mm
on K
eele
d Sk
ink
Eutr
opis
carin
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
AcW
Araṇ
aLC
56M
ount
ain
Skin
k (I
nger
s Po
nmud
i Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
cliv
icol
a(In
ger
Shaff
er K
oshy
amp
Bakd
e 1
984)
s]
mmiddotpS
n A
cW
Ponm
uṭi A
raṇa
ENKL
57Br
onze
Gra
ss S
kink
(Bro
nze
Skin
k)Eu
trop
is m
acul
aria
(B
lyth
185
3)
sN
frac14sup3
AcW
Chem
pan
Araṇ
aN
E
58W
hite
-spo
tted
Supp
le S
kink
Lygo
som
a al
bopu
ncta
ta
(G
ray
1846
)
sh
sup3s]
mlaquosup3
]mw
_cW
Venp
oṭṭa
n Pā
mba
raṇa
NE
59Sp
otted
Sup
ple
Skin
k (C
omm
on S
nake
Sk
ink)
Lygo
som
a pu
ncta
ta
(G
mel
in 1
799)
]mw
_cW
Pām
bara
ṇaN
E
60Be
ddom
ersquos C
at S
kink
(Bed
dom
es R
istel
la)
Rist
ella
bed
dom
ii
Boul
enge
r 18
87
s_
SvtU
mao ]
qumlb
cW
Beḍo
mī P
ūcha
yara
ṇaLC
WG
61Guuml
nthe
rrsquos C
at S
kink
(Gun
ther
s Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
gue
nthe
ri
Bo
ulen
ger
1887
Kps
acuteAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Gunt
er P
ūcha
yara
ṇaDD
WG
62Ru
rkrsquos
Cat S
kink
(Rur
ks R
istel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
rurk
ii
Gray
183
9
cpAgrave
iexclv ]
qumlb
cW
Rurk
k Pū
chay
araṇ
aVU
WG
63Tr
avan
core
Cat
Ski
nk (T
rava
ncor
e Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
trav
anco
rica
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
Smh
sup3I
qAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Pū
chay
araṇ
aDD
WG
64Be
ddom
ersquos G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁴Ka
estle
a be
ddom
ii(B
oule
nger
188
7)s_
SvtU
mao apara
cW
Beḍo
mī M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
65Tw
o-lin
ed G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁵Ka
estle
a bi
linea
ta
(Gra
y 18
46)
Ccph
cb
sup3 a
paracW
Iruva
raya
n M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
66Si
de-s
potte
d Gr
ound
Ski
nk⁷
Kaes
tlea
late
rimac
ulat
a
(Bou
leng
er 1
887)
]
pffn apara
cW
Puḷḷi
Man
nara
ṇaVU
WG
67Tr
avan
core
Gro
und
Skin
k⁷Ka
estle
a tr
avan
coric
a
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
S
mhsup3
IqAgrave
apara
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Man
nara
ṇaLC
WG
68Pa
lni H
ills G
roun
d Sk
ink⁷
Kaes
tlea
paln
ica
(Boe
ttge
r 18
92)
]g
n apara
cW
Pazh
ani M
anna
raṇa
DDW
G
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69Du
ssum
ierrsquos
Litt
er S
kink
(Dus
sum
iers
Fo
rest
Ski
nk)⁸
Sphe
nom
orph
us d
ussu
mie
ri
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
839)
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mlaquocW
Kāṭṭ
araṇ
aLC
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70Ea
rless
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nk (F
ive-
finge
red
Skin
k)sup1⁶
Chal
cide
s pen
tada
ctyl
us(B
eddo
me
187
0)]
copyh
nce
sup3 A
cW
Pantildec
havi
rala
n Ar
aṇa
DDKL
12 F
amily
Var
anid
ae (m
onito
r liza
rds)
71Be
ngal
Mon
itor (
Indi
an M
onito
r)Va
ranu
s ben
gale
nsis
(Dau
din
180
2)
DSp
frac14v
Uṭu
mp
LC
Sch
IAp
p I
13 F
amily
Typ
hlop
idae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
72Br
ahm
iny
Wor
m S
nake
Indo
typh
lops
bra
min
us
(Dau
din
180
3)
Ipc
pSsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ruṭa
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
73Be
aked
Wor
m S
nake
(Bea
ked
Blin
d Sn
ake)
Gryp
otyp
hlop
s acu
tus
(Dum
eril
amp B
ibro
n 1
844)
sI
miexclpc
plaquon ]
mfrac14v
Kokk
uruṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
14
Fam
ily G
errh
opili
dae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
74Th
urst
ons
Wor
m S
nake
sup1⁷Ge
rrho
pilu
s thu
rsto
niBo
ettge
r 18
90A
frac12nordf
niexclpS
nbsup3
]mfrac14
vAm
miṇ
ṇikk
uṭiy
an
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
75Ti
ndal
ls W
orm
Sna
kesup1⁷
Gerr
hopi
lus ti
ndal
li(S
mith
194
3)X
niumlAcirc
Ipc
pSn]
mfrac14v
Tiṇṭ
al K
uruṭ
ipām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
76Be
ddom
es W
orm
Sna
keGe
rrho
pilu
s bed
dom
ii(B
oule
nger
189
0)
s_
SvtU
mao I
pcpS
n]mfrac14
vBe
ḍom
ī Kur
uṭip
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
15
Fam
ily U
rope
ltida
e (s
hiel
dtai
ls)
77Pi
ed-b
elly
Shi
eldt
ail (
Bedd
ome
s Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Mel
anop
hidi
um p
unct
atum
Be
ddom
e 1
871
tae
nhme
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Mēl
ivāl
an P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
78Ye
llow
-str
iped
Shi
eldt
ail (
Two-
lined
Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup1⁷M
elan
ophi
dium
bili
neat
um
Bedd
ome
187
0
Ccph
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruva
raya
n Pā
mp
VUW
GSc
h IV
79W
ynad
Shi
eldt
ail
(Indi
an B
lack
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1⁴
Mel
anop
hidi
um w
ynau
dens
e
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
I
mSsup3
tae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Kāṭa
n M
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
80Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail (
Line
d Th
ornt
ail
Snak
e)⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus t
rilin
eatu
s
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
hcb
sup3 t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Vara
yan
Mēl
ivāl
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
81Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus m
adur
ensis
Bedd
ome
187
7
Xh
nlaquov t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭ M
ēliv
ālan
Pām
pEN
WG
Sch
IV
82W
este
rn S
hiel
dtai
l (Pu
rple
-Red
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1sup2
Tere
trur
us sa
ngui
neus
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
sN
tfrac12e
n h
mesup3
]mfrac14
vCh
emm
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
83Go
lden
Shi
eldt
ail (
Kera
la B
urro
win
g Sn
ake)
sup1⁸Pl
ectr
urus
aur
eus
Bedd
ome
188
0sN
frac14 I
pparasup3
]mfrac14
vCh
empr
akun
nan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
84Pu
rple
Shi
eldt
ail (
Gunt
hers
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Plec
trur
us g
uent
heri
Bedd
ome
186
3
]miuml
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
]mfrac14
vPā
ṇṭan
Muḷ
vāla
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
85Pe
rrot
etrsquos
Shie
ldta
il (N
ilgiri
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)⁸
Plec
trur
us p
erro
teti
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
Ibro
n 1
854
apAring
phme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Muḷ
ḷuvā
lan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
86W
alls
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Brac
hyop
hidi
um rh
odog
aste
rW
all
1921
sN
whb
dsup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
vaya
ṟan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
87El
liotrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail (
Ellio
ts E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s elli
oti
(G
ray
1858
)
sN
whe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
enva
laya
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
88Co
chin
Shi
eldt
ail (
Sout
hern
Ear
th S
nake
)sup2⁰
Uro
pelti
s niti
da
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
I
cnacute
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karin
tala
yan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
89N
ilgiri
Shi
eldt
ail (
Oce
llate
d Sh
ield
tail)
Uro
pelti
s oce
llata
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
C
cpX
eb
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
Iruta
laya
n M
uḷvā
lan
LCW
GSc
h IV
90Be
ddom
ersquos S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis b
eddo
mii
(G
uumlnth
er 1
862)
anot
sN
dpX
eb
sup3]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
cheṟ
utal
ayan
Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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CITE
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92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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ayal
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ame
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acul
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WPA
CITE
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash80228018
Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
Sea
Sna
keHy
drop
his p
latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
russ
elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
AW
en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
Pit V
iper
sup2⁸Hy
pnal
e hy
pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
e-sc
aled
Gre
en P
it Vi
per⁸
Trim
eres
urus
mac
role
pis
Bedd
ome
186
2
Nlaquon
macre
bsup3
Ipg
naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
imer
esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
eres
urus
strig
atus
Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
Bam
boo
Pit V
iper
34Tr
imer
esur
us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
apf
aTHORN
en
Muḷ
amaṇ
ṭali
LC
Sch
IV
sup1 Hist
oric
alsup2 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us G
eoem
yda
late
r mov
ed to
Vija
yach
elys
(Pra
scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
Mur
thy
(201
5)⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Eas
tern
Gha
ts⁶ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
chen
kovi
l gap
⁷ End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Pal
akka
d ga
p⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
s⁹ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
sup1⁰ K
now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
adsup1sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
s sup1sup2
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Way
anad
sup1sup3 W
este
rn G
hats
amp a
sing
le lo
catio
n re
cord
from
Eas
tern
Gha
tssup1⁴
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Agu
mbe
sup1⁵ Kn
own
only
from
the
Nilg
iri B
iosp
here
Res
erve
sup1⁶
Hist
oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en c
olle
cted
from
Kad
alun
di K
ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
not
bee
n co
llect
ed si
nce
its o
rigin
al d
escr
iptio
n an
d th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en is
lost
its
pre
senc
e in
Indi
a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
Tam
il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
lls W
ayan
adsup1⁹
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
ssup2⁰
Kno
wn
only
from
Nel
liam
path
y hi
llssup2sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om A
nam
alai
hill
ssup2sup2
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Kop
pa K
arna
taka
sup2sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
clud
es d
istinc
t sub
spec
ies M
ount
ain
Trin
ket S
nake
Ch
mon
ticol
laris
whi
ch is
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sup2⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of G
oa g
apsup2⁶
For
mer
ly tr
eate
d un
der D
endr
elap
his p
ictu
s T
he W
este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Sri
Lank
asup2⁹
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
y Ka
rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
ecie
s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
Cyr
toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
Indi
a by
H a
cant
hoph
olis
a n
ew sp
ecie
s des
crib
ed b
y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
y w
orke
rs in
the
past
no
rece
nt c
onfir
med
repo
rts f
rom
Ker
ala
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Scincidae) with the description of a new species from southern India Zootaxa 3233 37ndash51 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391449
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1984) A report on the collection of amphibians and reptiles from Ponmudi Kerala south India Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 406ndash427 and 551ndash570
Inger RF H Marx amp M Koshy (1984) An undescribed species of gekkonid lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with comments on the status of C tropidogaster Herpetologica 40(2) 149ndash154
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1987) Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India Amphibia-Reptilia 8 189ndash202
Jerdon TC (1853) Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal pp 462ndash79 and 522ndash34
Jins VJ S Bhupathy amp M Panigrahi (2014) New record of Beddomersquos Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei Smith 1943 from the southern Western Ghats India Herpetology Notes 7 555ndash557
Joseph T amp PS Easa (1997) Additions to the Reptilian fauna of Silent Valley Cobra27 31ndash33
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Mirza ZA amp RV Sanap (2014) A new cryptic species of Gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken 1817 (Reptilia Gekkonidae) from southern India Taprobanica 6(1) 12ndash20
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Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2003) Checklist of snakes of Kerala with their Malayalam vernacular names Reptile Rap 5 3ndash6
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2004) Status and distribution of Turtle fauna (Testudines Reptilia) in the Malabar part of Kerala India Records of Zoological Survey of India 102 (part 1ndash2) 27ndash39
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2011) An updated checklist of reptiles of Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(1amp2) 24ndash30
Palot MJ amp BHC K Murthy (2015) First record of the Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica (Gray 1830) from Kerala India Malabar Trogon 13(1) 31ndash32
Radhakrishnan C (1996) Survey of Reptilian fauna of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Cobra 24 7ndash12
Radhakrishnan C (1997) Reptiles In Natural Resources of Kerala (Eds) WWF- India Kerala Chapter Thiruvananthapuram
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Gray
184
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Atilden
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i Ski
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46)
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870)
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r Man
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Pazh
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Litt
er S
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ibro
n 1
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71Be
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3)X
niumlAcirc
Ipc
pSn]
mfrac14v
Tiṇṭ
al K
uruṭ
ipām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
76Be
ddom
es W
orm
Sna
keGe
rrho
pilu
s bed
dom
ii(B
oule
nger
189
0)
s_
SvtU
mao I
pcpS
n]mfrac14
vBe
ḍom
ī Kur
uṭip
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
15
Fam
ily U
rope
ltida
e (s
hiel
dtai
ls)
77Pi
ed-b
elly
Shi
eldt
ail (
Bedd
ome
s Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Mel
anop
hidi
um p
unct
atum
Be
ddom
e 1
871
tae
nhme
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Mēl
ivāl
an P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
78Ye
llow
-str
iped
Shi
eldt
ail (
Two-
lined
Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup1⁷M
elan
ophi
dium
bili
neat
um
Bedd
ome
187
0
Ccph
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruva
raya
n Pā
mp
VUW
GSc
h IV
79W
ynad
Shi
eldt
ail
(Indi
an B
lack
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1⁴
Mel
anop
hidi
um w
ynau
dens
e
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
I
mSsup3
tae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Kāṭa
n M
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
80Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail (
Line
d Th
ornt
ail
Snak
e)⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus t
rilin
eatu
s
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
hcb
sup3 t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Vara
yan
Mēl
ivāl
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
81Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus m
adur
ensis
Bedd
ome
187
7
Xh
nlaquov t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭ M
ēliv
ālan
Pām
pEN
WG
Sch
IV
82W
este
rn S
hiel
dtai
l (Pu
rple
-Red
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1sup2
Tere
trur
us sa
ngui
neus
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
sN
tfrac12e
n h
mesup3
]mfrac14
vCh
emm
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
83Go
lden
Shi
eldt
ail (
Kera
la B
urro
win
g Sn
ake)
sup1⁸Pl
ectr
urus
aur
eus
Bedd
ome
188
0sN
frac14 I
pparasup3
]mfrac14
vCh
empr
akun
nan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
84Pu
rple
Shi
eldt
ail (
Gunt
hers
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Plec
trur
us g
uent
heri
Bedd
ome
186
3
]miuml
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
]mfrac14
vPā
ṇṭan
Muḷ
vāla
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
85Pe
rrot
etrsquos
Shie
ldta
il (N
ilgiri
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)⁸
Plec
trur
us p
erro
teti
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
Ibro
n 1
854
apAring
phme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Muḷ
ḷuvā
lan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
86W
alls
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Brac
hyop
hidi
um rh
odog
aste
rW
all
1921
sN
whb
dsup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
vaya
ṟan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
87El
liotrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail (
Ellio
ts E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s elli
oti
(G
ray
1858
)
sN
whe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
enva
laya
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
88Co
chin
Shi
eldt
ail (
Sout
hern
Ear
th S
nake
)sup2⁰
Uro
pelti
s niti
da
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
I
cnacute
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karin
tala
yan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
89N
ilgiri
Shi
eldt
ail (
Oce
llate
d Sh
ield
tail)
Uro
pelti
s oce
llata
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
C
cpX
eb
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
Iruta
laya
n M
uḷvā
lan
LCW
GSc
h IV
90Be
ddom
ersquos S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis b
eddo
mii
(G
uumlnth
er 1
862)
anot
sN
dpX
eb
sup3]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
cheṟ
utal
ayan
Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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END
WPA
CITE
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92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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ame
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ority
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ayal
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ame
Vern
acul
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ame
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END
WPA
CITE
S
115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
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tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash80228018
Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
Sea
Sna
keHy
drop
his p
latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
russ
elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
AW
en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
Pit V
iper
sup2⁸Hy
pnal
e hy
pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
e-sc
aled
Gre
en P
it Vi
per⁸
Trim
eres
urus
mac
role
pis
Bedd
ome
186
2
Nlaquon
macre
bsup3
Ipg
naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
imer
esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
eres
urus
strig
atus
Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
Bam
boo
Pit V
iper
34Tr
imer
esur
us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
apf
aTHORN
en
Muḷ
amaṇ
ṭali
LC
Sch
IV
sup1 Hist
oric
alsup2 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us G
eoem
yda
late
r mov
ed to
Vija
yach
elys
(Pra
scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
Mur
thy
(201
5)⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Eas
tern
Gha
ts⁶ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
chen
kovi
l gap
⁷ End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Pal
akka
d ga
p⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
s⁹ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
sup1⁰ K
now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
adsup1sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
s sup1sup2
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Way
anad
sup1sup3 W
este
rn G
hats
amp a
sing
le lo
catio
n re
cord
from
Eas
tern
Gha
tssup1⁴
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Agu
mbe
sup1⁵ Kn
own
only
from
the
Nilg
iri B
iosp
here
Res
erve
sup1⁶
Hist
oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en c
olle
cted
from
Kad
alun
di K
ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
not
bee
n co
llect
ed si
nce
its o
rigin
al d
escr
iptio
n an
d th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en is
lost
its
pre
senc
e in
Indi
a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
Tam
il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
lls W
ayan
adsup1⁹
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
ssup2⁰
Kno
wn
only
from
Nel
liam
path
y hi
llssup2sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om A
nam
alai
hill
ssup2sup2
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Kop
pa K
arna
taka
sup2sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
clud
es d
istinc
t sub
spec
ies M
ount
ain
Trin
ket S
nake
Ch
mon
ticol
laris
whi
ch is
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sup2⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of G
oa g
apsup2⁶
For
mer
ly tr
eate
d un
der D
endr
elap
his p
ictu
s T
he W
este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Sri
Lank
asup2⁹
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
y Ka
rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
ecie
s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
Cyr
toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
Indi
a by
H a
cant
hoph
olis
a n
ew sp
ecie
s des
crib
ed b
y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
y w
orke
rs in
the
past
no
rece
nt c
onfir
med
repo
rts f
rom
Ker
ala
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44As
ian
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mon
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Atilden
Nāṭ
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46Sp
otted
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ecko
(Spo
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Leaf
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Ge
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Hem
idac
tylu
s mac
ulat
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Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
836
]pAring
n ]
Atilden
Puḷḷi
Pal
li LC
47Pr
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Hem
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tylu
s pra
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ith 1
935
]k
mZn ]
Atilden
Pras
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LCW
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48Re
ticul
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Gec
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late
d Le
af-to
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4He
mid
acty
lus r
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latu
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Be
ddom
e 1
870
h
cb
sup3 ]
Atilden
Vara
yan
Palli
LC
49Te
rmite
Hill
Gec
koHe
mid
acty
lus t
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us
(Dau
din
180
2)
NnX
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Atilden
Chita
l Pal
li N
E
10
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(lac
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s)
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acer
tasup1sup3
Oph
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bed
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ei
(Jerd
on 1
870)
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tUma
nsup3sd
aW
ecW
Beḍo
min
ṟe
Maṇ
alar
aṇa
LC
51Le
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phiso
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sche
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war
ds 1
829)
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jp
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aumlnsup3
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Leṣh
naḷṭṭ
inṟe
M
aṇal
araṇ
aN
E
11 F
amily
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kink
s)
52Bl
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ee S
kink
(Bou
leng
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Tree
Sk
ink)
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sia su
bcae
rule
um
(B
oule
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189
1)
oe
hb
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cb
cW
Nīla
vaya
ṟan
Mar
ayar
aṇa
ENW
G
53Be
ddom
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rass
Ski
nk (B
eddo
me
s Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
bedd
omii
(Je
rdon
187
0)
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tUma
nsup3sd
AcW
Beḍo
min
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E
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bron
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asho
re S
kink
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bibr
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(G
ray
1838
)I
SecW
Kaṭa
lara
ṇa
LC
55Co
mm
on K
eele
d Sk
ink
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opis
carin
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
AcW
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aLC
56M
ount
ain
Skin
k (I
nger
s Po
nmud
i Ski
nk)
Eutr
opis
cliv
icol
a(In
ger
Shaff
er K
oshy
amp
Bakd
e 1
984)
s]
mmiddotpS
n A
cW
Ponm
uṭi A
raṇa
ENKL
57Br
onze
Gra
ss S
kink
(Bro
nze
Skin
k)Eu
trop
is m
acul
aria
(B
lyth
185
3)
sN
frac14sup3
AcW
Chem
pan
Araṇ
aN
E
58W
hite
-spo
tted
Supp
le S
kink
Lygo
som
a al
bopu
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ta
(G
ray
1846
)
sh
sup3s]
mlaquosup3
]mw
_cW
Venp
oṭṭa
n Pā
mba
raṇa
NE
59Sp
otted
Sup
ple
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k (C
omm
on S
nake
Sk
ink)
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som
a pu
ncta
ta
(G
mel
in 1
799)
]mw
_cW
Pām
bara
ṇaN
E
60Be
ddom
ersquos C
at S
kink
(Bed
dom
es R
istel
la)
Rist
ella
bed
dom
ii
Boul
enge
r 18
87
s_
SvtU
mao ]
qumlb
cW
Beḍo
mī P
ūcha
yara
ṇaLC
WG
61Guuml
nthe
rrsquos C
at S
kink
(Gun
ther
s Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
gue
nthe
ri
Bo
ulen
ger
1887
Kps
acuteAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Gunt
er P
ūcha
yara
ṇaDD
WG
62Ru
rkrsquos
Cat S
kink
(Rur
ks R
istel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
rurk
ii
Gray
183
9
cpAgrave
iexclv ]
qumlb
cW
Rurk
k Pū
chay
araṇ
aVU
WG
63Tr
avan
core
Cat
Ski
nk (T
rava
ncor
e Ri
stel
la)⁷
Rist
ella
trav
anco
rica
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
Smh
sup3I
qAgrave ]
qumlb
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Pū
chay
araṇ
aDD
WG
64Be
ddom
ersquos G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁴Ka
estle
a be
ddom
ii(B
oule
nger
188
7)s_
SvtU
mao apara
cW
Beḍo
mī M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
65Tw
o-lin
ed G
roun
d Sk
inksup1
⁵Ka
estle
a bi
linea
ta
(Gra
y 18
46)
Ccph
cb
sup3 a
paracW
Iruva
raya
n M
anna
raṇa
LCW
G
66Si
de-s
potte
d Gr
ound
Ski
nk⁷
Kaes
tlea
late
rimac
ulat
a
(Bou
leng
er 1
887)
]
pffn apara
cW
Puḷḷi
Man
nara
ṇaVU
WG
67Tr
avan
core
Gro
und
Skin
k⁷Ka
estle
a tr
avan
coric
a
(Bed
dom
e 1
870)
S
mhsup3
IqAgrave
apara
cW
Ṭrāv
ankū
r Man
nara
ṇaLC
WG
68Pa
lni H
ills G
roun
d Sk
ink⁷
Kaes
tlea
paln
ica
(Boe
ttge
r 18
92)
]g
n apara
cW
Pazh
ani M
anna
raṇa
DDW
G
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kink
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nk)⁸
Sphe
nom
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us d
ussu
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ri
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
839)
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mlaquocW
Kāṭṭ
araṇ
aLC
WG
70Ea
rless
Ski
nk (F
ive-
finge
red
Skin
k)sup1⁶
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cide
s pen
tada
ctyl
us(B
eddo
me
187
0)]
copyh
nce
sup3 A
cW
Pantildec
havi
rala
n Ar
aṇa
DDKL
12 F
amily
Var
anid
ae (m
onito
r liza
rds)
71Be
ngal
Mon
itor (
Indi
an M
onito
r)Va
ranu
s ben
gale
nsis
(Dau
din
180
2)
DSp
frac14v
Uṭu
mp
LC
Sch
IAp
p I
13 F
amily
Typ
hlop
idae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
72Br
ahm
iny
Wor
m S
nake
Indo
typh
lops
bra
min
us
(Dau
din
180
3)
Ipc
pSsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ruṭa
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
73Be
aked
Wor
m S
nake
(Bea
ked
Blin
d Sn
ake)
Gryp
otyp
hlop
s acu
tus
(Dum
eril
amp B
ibro
n 1
844)
sI
miexclpc
plaquon ]
mfrac14v
Kokk
uruṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
14
Fam
ily G
errh
opili
dae
(wor
m sn
akes
)
74Th
urst
ons
Wor
m S
nake
sup1⁷Ge
rrho
pilu
s thu
rsto
niBo
ettge
r 18
90A
frac12nordf
niexclpS
nbsup3
]mfrac14
vAm
miṇ
ṇikk
uṭiy
an
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
75Ti
ndal
ls W
orm
Sna
kesup1⁷
Gerr
hopi
lus ti
ndal
li(S
mith
194
3)X
niumlAcirc
Ipc
pSn]
mfrac14v
Tiṇṭ
al K
uruṭ
ipām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
76Be
ddom
es W
orm
Sna
keGe
rrho
pilu
s bed
dom
ii(B
oule
nger
189
0)
s_
SvtU
mao I
pcpS
n]mfrac14
vBe
ḍom
ī Kur
uṭip
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
15
Fam
ily U
rope
ltida
e (s
hiel
dtai
ls)
77Pi
ed-b
elly
Shi
eldt
ail (
Bedd
ome
s Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Mel
anop
hidi
um p
unct
atum
Be
ddom
e 1
871
tae
nhme
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Mēl
ivāl
an P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
78Ye
llow
-str
iped
Shi
eldt
ail (
Two-
lined
Bla
ck
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup1⁷M
elan
ophi
dium
bili
neat
um
Bedd
ome
187
0
Ccph
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruva
raya
n Pā
mp
VUW
GSc
h IV
79W
ynad
Shi
eldt
ail
(Indi
an B
lack
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1⁴
Mel
anop
hidi
um w
ynau
dens
e
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
I
mSsup3
tae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Kāṭa
n M
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
80Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail (
Line
d Th
ornt
ail
Snak
e)⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus t
rilin
eatu
s
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
hcb
sup3 t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Vara
yan
Mēl
ivāl
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
81Th
ree-
lined
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Plat
yple
ctru
rus m
adur
ensis
Bedd
ome
187
7
Xh
nlaquov t
ae
nhme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭ M
ēliv
ālan
Pām
pEN
WG
Sch
IV
82W
este
rn S
hiel
dtai
l (Pu
rple
-Red
Ear
th
Snak
e)sup1sup2
Tere
trur
us sa
ngui
neus
(Bed
dom
e 1
867)
sN
tfrac12e
n h
mesup3
]mfrac14
vCh
emm
ēliv
ālan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
83Go
lden
Shi
eldt
ail (
Kera
la B
urro
win
g Sn
ake)
sup1⁸Pl
ectr
urus
aur
eus
Bedd
ome
188
0sN
frac14 I
pparasup3
]mfrac14
vCh
empr
akun
nan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
84Pu
rple
Shi
eldt
ail (
Gunt
hers
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Plec
trur
us g
uent
heri
Bedd
ome
186
3
]miuml
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
]mfrac14
vPā
ṇṭan
Muḷ
vāla
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
85Pe
rrot
etrsquos
Shie
ldta
il (N
ilgiri
Bur
row
ing
Snak
e)⁸
Plec
trur
us p
erro
teti
Dum
eacuteril
amp B
Ibro
n 1
854
apAring
phme
sup3]
mfrac14v
Muḷ
ḷuvā
lan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
86W
alls
Shi
eldt
ail⁷
Brac
hyop
hidi
um rh
odog
aste
rW
all
1921
sN
whb
dsup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
vaya
ṟan
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
87El
liotrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail (
Ellio
ts E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s elli
oti
(G
ray
1858
)
sN
whe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
enva
laya
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
88Co
chin
Shi
eldt
ail (
Sout
hern
Ear
th S
nake
)sup2⁰
Uro
pelti
s niti
da
(Bed
dom
e 1
878)
I
cnacute
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karin
tala
yan
Pām
pDD
KLSc
h IV
89N
ilgiri
Shi
eldt
ail (
Oce
llate
d Sh
ield
tail)
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pelti
s oce
llata
(Bed
dom
e 1
863)
C
cpX
eb
sup3 a
pAumlh
mesup3
Iruta
laya
n M
uḷvā
lan
LCW
GSc
h IV
90Be
ddom
ersquos S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis b
eddo
mii
(G
uumlnth
er 1
862)
anot
sN
dpX
eb
sup3]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
cheṟ
utal
ayan
Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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Spec
ies N
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Auth
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ame
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92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
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vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
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142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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ayal
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acul
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167
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171
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Kar
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the
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mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
91An
amal
ai S
hiel
dtai
l (An
amal
ai E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis m
acro
rhyn
cha
(Bed
dom
e 1
877)
Hcnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rirut
alay
an P
āmp
DDW
GSc
h IV
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92Bl
ack-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (W
oodm
ason
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁸
Uro
pelti
s woo
dmas
oni
(T
heob
ald
187
6)
I
cSn
bnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKa
raṭiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
93Ke
rala
Shi
eldt
ail
(Cey
lon
Eart
h Sn
ake)
⁵U
rope
ltis c
eyla
nica
Cu
vier
182
9 e
brvbarnb
ncpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Laṅk
iyiru
tala
yan
Pām
pLC
Sch
IV
94Pe
riyar
Shi
eldt
ail (
Thiru
nelv
eli E
arth
Sn
ake)
⁷U
rope
ltis a
rctic
eps
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Ipordf
nbnc
pXe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ntildentildeiy
iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
95Re
d-sp
otted
Shi
eldt
ail (
Red-
spott
ed E
arth
Sn
ake)
sup2sup2U
rope
ltis r
ubro
mac
ulat
us
(B
eddo
me
186
7)
Ipbrvbar
pascedil
mlaquosup3
]mfrac14
vKu
ṅkum
appo
ṭṭan
Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
96Re
d-lin
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (R
ed-li
ned
Eart
h Sn
ake)
Uro
pelti
s rub
rolin
eata
(G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
I
pbrvbarpa
hcb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuṅk
umav
aray
an
Pām
pLC
WG
Sch
IV
97Ba
rred
Shi
eldt
ail (
Boul
enge
rs E
arth
Sna
ke)
Uro
pelti
s myh
endr
ae
(B
eddo
me
188
6)
aordf
he
bsup3
]mfrac14
vM
antildentildea
vala
yan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
98Re
d-sid
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (S
potte
d Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s mac
ulat
a
(B
eddo
me
187
8)tN
mcI
pmacrsup3
]mfrac14
vCh
orak
uttan
Pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
99Pe
terrsquos
Shi
eldt
ail
(Pet
ers
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis p
eter
si
(B
eddo
me
187
8)
]
oaumlAgrave a
not]
mfrac14v
Pete
r Maṇ
pām
pDD
WG
Sch
IV
100
Asha
mbu
Shi
eldt
ail
(Gun
ther
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Uro
pelti
s liu
ra
(Guumln
ther
187
5)
Bi
frac14p ta
enh
mesup3
Āśam
pu M
ēliv
ālan
DDW
GSc
h IV
101
Paln
i Shi
eldt
ail (
Indi
an E
arth
Sna
ke)⁷
Uro
pelti
s pul
neye
nsis
(B
eddo
me
186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
Paḻa
ni P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
102
Viol
et S
hiel
dtai
l (Sm
iths
Eart
h Sn
ake)
sup2sup1U
rope
ltis s
mith
i
Ga
ns 1
966
hb
eaumlv ]
mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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ayal
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acul
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
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ayal
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acul
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142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
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kuṭa
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pām
p LC
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h IV
153
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ater
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ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
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chne
ider
179
9)
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n ]
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h II
App
III
154
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sy M
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rard
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ydou
x amp
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vais
183
7)
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cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
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Sch
IV
23 F
amily
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pida
e (e
lapi
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akes
)
155
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mon
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an K
rait
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arus
cae
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us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
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i
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vara
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NE
Sc
h IV
156
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lliop
his m
elan
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haw
180
2)
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gpmacr
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khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
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lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
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an
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h IV
158
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ome
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al S
nake
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mei
Smith
194
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cb
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an
DDSc
h IV
159
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onrsquos
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al S
nake
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lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
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gpmacr
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fb
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160
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tacl
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aja
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inna
eus
175
8)
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khan
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IIAp
p II
161
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ra
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tor
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Sc
h II
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II
162
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-nos
ed S
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audi
n 1
803)
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163
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late
d Se
a Sn
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180
3
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Sc
h IV
164
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ray
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nlaquopf
n ]
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h IV
165
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w 1
802)
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n ]
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i Pām
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Sc
h IV
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naeu
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66)
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IV
24
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167
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elii
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haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
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en
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iN
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h II
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III
168
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led
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chne
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180
1)
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plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
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mon
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p-no
sed
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m 1
820)
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sup3 I
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Sch
IV
170
Larg
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per⁸
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186
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li N
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h IV
171
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abar
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us
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on 1
854)
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me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
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ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
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ay 1
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aṇṭa
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IV
173
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ram
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haw
180
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200
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201
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n 20
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15)
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popu
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cf
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ka32
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w re
visio
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201
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186
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188
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187
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ra
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187
5)
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ēliv
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h IV
101
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arth
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186
3)]
g
n ]
mfrac14v
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ni P
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h IV
102
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et S
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l (Sm
iths
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mfrac14v
Vaya
lat P
āmp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
103
Red-
belli
ed S
hiel
dtai
l (Be
ddom
es
Shie
ldta
il)sup2sup3
Rhin
ophi
s san
guin
eus
Bedd
ome
186
3A
Sntuml
mcedilsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vAṭ
icho
ppan
M
aṇpā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
104
Card
amom
Shi
eldt
ail (
Card
amom
Hill
s Ea
rth
Snak
e)Rh
inop
his f
ergu
soni
anus
Boul
enge
r 18
96
anot
]mfrac14
vM
aṇpā
mp
DDKL
Sch
IV
105
Trav
anco
re S
hiel
dtai
l (Ta
mil
Nad
u Ea
rth
Snak
e)⁷
Rhin
ophi
s tra
vanc
oric
us
Bo
ulen
ger
1892
sX
iexclsup3
anot
]mfrac14
vTh
ekka
n M
aṇpā
mp
ENW
GSc
h IV
16
Fam
ily P
ytho
nida
e (p
ytho
ns)
106
Indi
an R
ock
pyth
onPy
thon
mol
urus
(Lin
naeu
s 1
758)
s]
cpfrac14
mfrac14v-
ae
frac14mfrac14
vPe
rum
pām
p m
alam
pām
p LC
Sch
IAp
p I
17
Fam
ily E
ryci
dae
(boa
s)
107
Com
mon
San
d Bo
aEr
yx c
onic
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
areg
qen ]
mfrac14v
Maṇ
ṇūli
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
App
II
108
Red
Sand
Boa
(Ind
ian
Sand
Boa
)Er
yx jo
hnii
(Rus
sell
180
1)
CcpX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Iruta
laya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
App
II
109
Whi
take
rrsquos B
oa (W
hita
kerrsquos
San
d Bo
a)Er
yx w
hita
keri
Das
199
1h
naumliexcl
dnsup3
sauml
aW
vWqe
n]mfrac14
vVi
ttakk
aṟin
te M
aṇṇū
li Pā
mp
NE
Sch
IVAp
pII
18
Fam
ily A
croc
hord
idae
(file
snak
es)
110
Mar
ine
File
Sna
ke (L
ittle
War
t Sna
ke)
Acro
chor
dus g
ranu
latu
s(S
chne
ider
179
9)I
mbAcirc
]mfrac14
vKā
yal P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
19
Fam
ily C
olub
ridae
(col
ubrid
snak
es)
111
Com
mon
Trin
ket S
nake
sup2⁴Co
elog
nath
us h
elen
a(D
audi
n 1
803)
I
mlaquop]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
upām
p N
ESc
h IV
112
Indi
an R
at S
nake
(Dha
man
)Pt
yas m
ucos
a
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
tNc
Chēr
aN
E
Sch
II
113
Band
ed R
acer
Argy
roge
na fa
scio
lata
Sh
aw 1
802
hAring
n tN
cVa
ḷḷi C
hēra
NE
Sch
IV
114
Less
er S
trip
e-ne
cked
Sna
ke (C
alam
aria
Re
ed S
nake
)Li
opel
tis c
alam
aria
(G
unth
er 1
858)
sN
paranh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Chen
niva
raya
n Pā
mp
NE
Sc
h IV
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acul
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115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
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acul
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142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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ayal
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Vern
acul
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END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
Sea
Sna
keHy
drop
his p
latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
russ
elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
AW
en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
Pit V
iper
sup2⁸Hy
pnal
e hy
pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
e-sc
aled
Gre
en P
it Vi
per⁸
Trim
eres
urus
mac
role
pis
Bedd
ome
186
2
Nlaquon
macre
bsup3
Ipg
naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
imer
esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
eres
urus
strig
atus
Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
Bam
boo
Pit V
iper
34Tr
imer
esur
us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
apf
aTHORN
en
Muḷ
amaṇ
ṭali
LC
Sch
IV
sup1 Hist
oric
alsup2 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us G
eoem
yda
late
r mov
ed to
Vija
yach
elys
(Pra
scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
Mur
thy
(201
5)⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Eas
tern
Gha
ts⁶ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
chen
kovi
l gap
⁷ End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Pal
akka
d ga
p⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
s⁹ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
sup1⁰ K
now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
adsup1sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
s sup1sup2
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
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anad
sup1sup3 W
este
rn G
hats
amp a
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le lo
catio
n re
cord
from
Eas
tern
Gha
tssup1⁴
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Agu
mbe
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own
only
from
the
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iri B
iosp
here
Res
erve
sup1⁶
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oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en c
olle
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from
Kad
alun
di K
ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
not
bee
n co
llect
ed si
nce
its o
rigin
al d
escr
iptio
n an
d th
e ty
pe sp
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en is
lost
its
pre
senc
e in
Indi
a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
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il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
lls W
ayan
adsup1⁹
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n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
ssup2⁰
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wn
only
from
Nel
liam
path
y hi
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Know
n on
ly fr
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nam
alai
hill
ssup2sup2
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
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pa K
arna
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sup2sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
clud
es d
istinc
t sub
spec
ies M
ount
ain
Trin
ket S
nake
Ch
mon
ticol
laris
whi
ch is
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sup2⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of G
oa g
apsup2⁶
For
mer
ly tr
eate
d un
der D
endr
elap
his p
ictu
s T
he W
este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Sri
Lank
asup2⁹
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
y Ka
rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
ecie
s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
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toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
Indi
a by
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olis
a n
ew sp
ecie
s des
crib
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y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
y w
orke
rs in
the
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no
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nt c
onfir
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rts f
rom
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ala
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Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
115
Blac
k-sp
otted
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on v
enus
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
Hcuml
pcplaquo
Ora
ccur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
116
Trav
anco
re K
ukri
Snak
e⁷O
ligod
on tr
avan
coric
us
Bedd
ome
187
7
sX
iexclsup3
Npc
plaquoTh
ekka
n Ch
uruṭ
ṭaDD
WG
Sch
IV
117
Russ
ellrsquos
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
Olig
odon
taen
iola
tus
(Jerd
on 1
853)
sdEcirc
Acirc N
pcplaquo
Ṟesrsquos
al C
huru
ṭṭa
LCSc
h IV
118
Com
mon
Kuk
ri Sn
ake
(Ban
ded
Kukr
i Sna
ke)
Olig
odon
arn
ensis
(Sha
w 1
802)
aqh
cb
sup3 N
pcplaquo
Mūv
aray
an C
huru
ṭṭa
NE
Sc
h IV
119
Wes
tern
Kuk
ri Sn
akesup2
⁵O
ligod
on a
ffini
s Guuml
nthe
r 18
62
ae
copypc
plaquoM
alantilde
chur
uṭṭa
LCW
GSc
h IV
120
Strip
ed K
ukri
Snak
e (S
hort
-taile
d Ku
kri
Snak
e)⁸
Olig
odon
bre
vica
uda
(Guumln
ther
186
2)
I
plaquonh
mesup3
Npc
plaquoKu
ṭṭiv
ālan
Chu
ruṭṭ
aVU
WG
Sch
IV
121
Asho
krsquos B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2⁶De
ndre
laph
is as
hoki
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
h
cb
sup3 h
nAtildeqpara
nVa
raya
n Vi
llūnn
iLC
WG
Sch
IV
122
Girirsquo
s Br
onze
back
Tre
e Sn
akesup2
⁷De
ndre
laph
is gi
rii
Voge
l amp V
an R
ooije
n 2
011
Imlaquo
psI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Kāṭṭ
u Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
123
Larg
e-ey
ed B
ronz
ebac
k Tr
ee S
nake
sup2sup3De
ndre
laph
is gr
ando
culis
(B
oule
nger
189
0)
ae
sI
mws_
cn ]
mfrac14v
Mal
a Ko
mbe
ri Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
124
Sout
hern
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is ch
aire
caeo
s(B
oie
182
7)
Acirch
cb
sup3sI
mws_
cn
]mfrac14
vN
alva
raya
n Ke
āmbe
ri Pā
mp
NE
WG
Sch
IV
125
Com
mon
Bro
nzeb
ack
Tree
Sna
keDe
ndre
laph
is tr
istis
(Dau
din
1803
)
h
nAtildeqpara
nVi
llūnn
iN
ESc
h IV
126
Orn
ate
Flyi
ng S
nake
(Gol
den
Tree
Sna
ke)
Chry
sope
lea
orna
ta(S
haw
180
2)
mK
macrmsup3
]mfrac14
v
Ae
brvbarmc
]mfrac14
vN
āgatt
ān P
āmp
Al
aṅkā
ra P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
127
Trav
anco
re W
olf S
nake
Lyco
don
trav
anco
ricus
(B
eddo
me
187
0)
X
ncph
nXmw
IqAgrave
sh
fvfnh
cb
sup3Ti
ruvi
tāṅk
ūr
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
LCSc
h IV
128
Barr
ed W
olf S
nake
(Nor
ther
n W
olf S
nake
)Ly
codo
n st
riatu
s (S
haw
180
2)
h
ch
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Vara
vara
yan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
129
Com
mon
Wol
f Sna
keLy
codo
n au
licus
(L
inna
eus
175
4)
sh
Aringnh
cb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷḷi
vara
yan
Pām
pN
ESc
h IV
130
Brid
al S
nake
Dryo
cala
mus
nym
pha
(Dau
din
180
3)
sh
ffnX
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Veḷa
ḷital
ayan
Pām
pN
E
Sch
IV
131
Dum
erilrsquo
s Bla
ck-h
eade
d Sn
ake
Siby
noph
is su
bpun
ctat
us
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
Fgpmacr
mWn N
pcplaquo
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Chu
ruṭṭ
aN
ESc
h IV
132
Oliv
e Fo
rest
Sna
ke
Rhab
dops
oliv
aceu
s (B
eddo
me
186
3)
ta
macuteb
pacuten ]
mfrac14v
Mon
tayu
nti P
āmp
LCW
GSc
h IV
133
Com
mon
Cat
Sna
ke (
Indi
an G
amm
a Sn
ake)
Boig
a tr
igon
ata
(Sch
neid
er 1
802)
]
qumliexcl
Wsup3
]mfrac14
vPū
chak
kaṇa
n Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
134
Ceyl
on C
at S
nake
(Sri
Lank
a Ca
t Sna
ke)sup2
⁸Bo
iga
ceyl
onen
sis
(Guumln
ther
185
8)
Imlaquo
phe
bsup3
]mfrac14
vKā
ṭṭuv
alay
an P
āmp
NE
Sc
h IV
135
Colla
red
Cat S
nake
Boig
a nu
chal
is(G
unth
er 1
875)
h
fb
sup3 ]
qumliexcl
WvW
n ]
mfrac14v
Vaḷa
yan
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
136
Fors
tenrsquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
fors
teni
(Bib
ron
amp D
umeacuter
il 1
854)
IcnI
pcnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Karik
uriy
an P
āmp
LC
Sch
IV
137
Bedd
omersquo
s Cat
Sna
keBo
iga
bedd
omei
(Wal
l 19
09)
s_
tUma
nsup3sd
]quml
iexclreg
n ]
mfrac14v
Bedd
omin
te
Pūch
akka
ṇṇi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
138
Trav
anco
re C
at S
nake
(Dig
hton
s Ca
t Sna
ke)
Boig
a di
ghto
ni
(Bou
leng
er 1
894)
]
ocpt
aSsup3
]mfrac14
vPī
rum
ēṭan
Pām
p DD
KLSc
h IV
139
Bron
ze-h
eade
d Vi
ne S
nake
(Per
rote
ts V
ine
Snak
e)sup1⁹
Ahae
tulla
per
rote
ti (D
umeacuter
ilBi
bron
amp D
umer
il 18
54)
tNme
]tuml
mesup3
Chol
a Pa
chol
an
ENW
GSc
h IV
140
Guumlnt
herrsquos
Vin
e Sn
ake⁸
Ahae
tulla
disp
ar
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
ae
w]tuml
mesup3
]mfrac14
vM
alam
pach
olan
Pā
mp
NT
WG
Sch
IV
141
Com
mon
Vin
e Sn
ake
Ahae
tulla
nas
uta
(B
onna
terr
e 1
790)
]tuml
me ]
mfrac14v
Pach
ola
Pām
p N
E
Sch
IV
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash80228018
Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
142
Brow
n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
Hciexcl
pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
Strip
ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
ae
oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
Wat
er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
Gree
n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
Oliv
e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
Sna
ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
ake)
Atre
tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
Hom
alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
Duss
umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
dus
sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
sN
fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
Dog-
face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
Cerb
erus
rync
hops
(S
chne
ider
179
9)
Baumlp
hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
Āttuv
āyi P
āmp
LCSc
h II
App
III
154
Glos
sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
a pr
evos
tiana
(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
Ela
pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
Com
mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
ṭṭan
Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
Slen
der C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his m
elan
urus
(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
Strip
ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
Bedd
ome
s Cor
al S
nake
sup3Ca
lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
Bibr
onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
sup3⁰Ca
lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
F
gpmacr
mWn h
fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
ed C
obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
eus
175
8)
aqAgrave
Jsup3
Mūr
khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
King
Cob
ra
Oph
ioph
agus
han
nah
(Can
tor
1836
)cmP
sh
frac14me
Rāja
vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
Hook
-nos
ed S
ea S
nake
Hy
drop
his s
chist
osus
(D
audi
n 1
803)
h
eI
Snb
sup3Vā
ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s cya
noci
nctu
s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
nKa
ṭalo
ra K
oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
Coch
in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
ake
Hydr
ophi
s orn
atus
(G
ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
Hydr
ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
Sea
Sna
keHy
drop
his p
latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
Mantilde
ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
Russ
elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
russ
elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
AW
en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
Hum
p-no
sed
Pit V
iper
sup2⁸Hy
pnal
e hy
pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
Kuzh
imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
e-sc
aled
Gre
en P
it Vi
per⁸
Trim
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urus
mac
role
pis
Bedd
ome
186
2
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macre
bsup3
Ipg
naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
imer
esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
eres
urus
strig
atus
Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
Bam
boo
Pit V
iper
34Tr
imer
esur
us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
apf
aTHORN
en
Muḷ
amaṇ
ṭali
LC
Sch
IV
sup1 Hist
oric
alsup2 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us G
eoem
yda
late
r mov
ed to
Vija
yach
elys
(Pra
scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
Mur
thy
(201
5)⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Eas
tern
Gha
ts⁶ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
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ts so
uth
of A
chen
kovi
l gap
⁷ End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Pal
akka
d ga
p⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
s⁹ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
sup1⁰ K
now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
adsup1sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
s sup1sup2
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Way
anad
sup1sup3 W
este
rn G
hats
amp a
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le lo
catio
n re
cord
from
Eas
tern
Gha
tssup1⁴
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Agu
mbe
sup1⁵ Kn
own
only
from
the
Nilg
iri B
iosp
here
Res
erve
sup1⁶
Hist
oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en c
olle
cted
from
Kad
alun
di K
ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
not
bee
n co
llect
ed si
nce
its o
rigin
al d
escr
iptio
n an
d th
e ty
pe sp
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en is
lost
its
pre
senc
e in
Indi
a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
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il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
lls W
ayan
adsup1⁹
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
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wn
only
from
Nel
liam
path
y hi
llssup2sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om A
nam
alai
hill
ssup2sup2
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Kop
pa K
arna
taka
sup2sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
clud
es d
istinc
t sub
spec
ies M
ount
ain
Trin
ket S
nake
Ch
mon
ticol
laris
whi
ch is
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sup2⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of G
oa g
apsup2⁶
For
mer
ly tr
eate
d un
der D
endr
elap
his p
ictu
s T
he W
este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Sri
Lank
asup2⁹
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
y Ka
rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
ecie
s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
Cyr
toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
Indi
a by
H a
cant
hoph
olis
a n
ew sp
ecie
s des
crib
ed b
y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
y w
orke
rs in
the
past
no
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nt c
onfir
med
repo
rts f
rom
Ker
ala
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Reptiles of Kerala PalotEn
glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
142
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n Vi
ne S
nake
(Bro
wn-
spec
kled
Vin
e Sn
ake)
sup2⁸Ah
aetu
lla p
ulve
rule
nta
(Dum
eacuteril
amp B
ibro
n 1
854)
Xh
ntlaquom
e ]
mfrac14v
Tavi
ṭṭol
a Pā
mp
LCSc
h IV
20
Fam
ily X
enod
erm
atida
e (n
arro
w-
head
ed sn
akes
)
143
Capt
ainrsquo
s Woo
d Sn
ake⁷
Xylo
phis
capt
aini
Go
wer
amp W
inkl
er 2
007
I
pordfnmacr
eb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Kuntildentilde
ittal
ayan
Pām
p LC
WG
Sch
IV
144
Strip
ed N
arro
w-h
eade
d Sn
ake
sup1sup2Xy
loph
is pe
rrot
eti
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
s]
scms
laquolaquon ]
mfrac14v
Pero
ṭṭeṭ
ṭi Pā
mp
LCW
GSc
h IV
145
Guumlnt
hers
Nar
row
-hea
ded
Snak
e ⁷
Xylo
phis
sten
orhy
nchu
s (G
uumlnth
er 1
875)
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pAringsup3
]mfrac14
vO
rakk
uḷḷa
n Pā
mp
DDW
GSc
h IV
21
Fam
ily N
atric
idae
(kee
lbac
ks)
146
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ed K
eelb
ack
(Buff
-str
iped
Kee
lbac
k)Am
phie
sma
stol
atum
(L
inna
eus
175
8)sX
fnb
sup3 ]
mfrac14v
Theḷ
iyan
Pām
p N
ESc
h IV
147
Bedd
omersquo
s Kee
lbac
k (N
ilgiri
Kee
lbac
k)He
bius
bed
dom
ei
(Guumln
ther
186
4)
Imlaquo
p
oAgravetiexcl
men
Kāṭṭ
u N
īrkko
li LC
WG
Sch
IV
148
Hill
Keel
back
(Way
anad
Kee
lbac
k)sup2⁹
Hebi
us m
ontic
ola
(Jerd
on 1
853)
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oAgrave
tiexclme
nM
ala
Nīrk
oāli
LCW
GSc
h IV
149
Chec
kere
d Ke
elba
ck (A
siatic
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er S
nake
)Xe
noch
roph
is pi
scat
or
(Sch
neid
er 1
799)
oAgrave
tiexclme
nN
īrkko
li N
E
Sch
IIAp
p
III
150
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n Ke
elba
ckM
acro
pist
hodo
n pl
umbi
colo
r (C
anto
r183
9)
]
uml
mKw
Pacc
hanā
gaṁ
NE
Sch
IV
151
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e Ke
elba
ck W
ater
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ke (O
live
Trap
ezoi
d Sn
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tium
schi
stos
um
(Dau
din
180
3)
]
uml
oAgravetiexcl
men
Pacc
ha N
īrkko
li LC
Sc
h II
App
III
22 F
amily
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alop
sidae
(mud
snak
es)
152
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umie
rs S
moo
th S
cale
Wat
er S
nake
(K
eral
a M
ud S
nake
)Di
euro
stus
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sum
ieri
(Dum
eacuteril
Bib
ron
amp D
umer
il
1854
)
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fniexcl
pS
Iiuml
cedilmfrac14
vCh
eḷik
kuṭa
Ka
ṇṭap
pām
p LC
KLSc
h IV
153
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face
d W
ater
Sna
ke (
Asia
n Bo
ckad
am)
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chne
ider
179
9)
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hmb
n ]
mfrac14v
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LCSc
h II
App
III
154
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sy M
arsh
Sna
keGe
rard
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evos
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(E
ydou
x amp
Ger
vais
183
7)
]
umlmauml
phmb
v- ]mfrac14
vPa
cchā
ttuv
āy Pā
mp
LC
Sch
IV
23 F
amily
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pida
e (e
lapi
d sn
akes
)
155
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mon
Indi
an K
rait
Bung
arus
cae
rule
us
(Sch
neid
er 1
801)
sh
Aringns
Ilaquosup3
i
vL
phcb
sup3Ve
ḷḷike
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Śa
nghu
vara
yan
NE
Sc
h IV
156
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der C
oral
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lliop
his m
elan
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(S
haw
180
2)
F
gpmacr
mWn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Ezhu
ttāṇi
Mūr
khan
N
ESc
h IV
157
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ed C
oral
Sna
keCa
lliop
his n
igre
scen
s(G
uumlnth
er1
862)
F
laquoSn aqAgrave
Jsup3
Eṭṭa
ṭi M
ūrkh
an
LCW
GSc
h IV
158
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ome
s Cor
al S
nake
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lliop
his b
eddo
mei
Smith
194
3F
gpmacr
mWn h
cb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aray
an
DDSc
h IV
159
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onrsquos
Cor
al S
nake
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lliop
his b
ibro
ni
(Jan
185
8)
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gpmacr
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fb
sup3Ez
huttā
ṇi V
aḷay
anLC
WG
Sch
IV
160
Spec
tacl
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obra
N
aja
naja
(L
inna
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175
8)
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Jsup3
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khan
NE
Sch
IIAp
p II
161
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ra
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tor
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sh
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vem
pāla
VU
Sc
h II
App
II
162
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-nos
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ea S
nake
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drop
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chist
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audi
n 1
803)
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eI
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ḷakk
aṭiy
anLC
Sch
IV
163
Annu
late
d Se
a Sn
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noci
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s Da
udin
180
3
I
Ste
mctI
mSme
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oṭāl
i LC
Sc
h IV
164
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in-b
ande
d Se
a Sn
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ophi
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atus
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ray
1842
)
N
nlaquopf
n ]
mfrac14v
Chiṭṭ
uḷi P
āmp
LCSc
h IV
165
Shor
t Sea
Sna
ke
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ophi
s cur
tus
(Sha
w 1
802)
Ad_
n ]
mfrac14v
Aṟab
i Pām
p LC
Sc
h IV
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glis
h N
ame
Spec
ies N
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am N
ame
Vern
acul
ar N
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
166
Blac
k an
d Ye
llow
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keHy
drop
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latu
rus
(Lin
naeu
s17
66)
aordf
Ipc
pin ]
mfrac14v
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ntildea K
uruś
i Pām
p LC
Sch
IV
24
Fam
ily V
iper
idae
(vip
ers)
167
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elrsquos
Vipe
r Da
boia
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elii
(S
haw
amp N
odde
r 17
97)
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en
Aṇal
iN
ESc
h II
App
III
168
Saw
-sca
led
Vipe
rEc
his c
arin
atus
(S
chne
ider
180
1)
Npc
plaquo a
THORNe
nCh
uruṭ
ṭa M
aṇḍa
li N
E
Sch
IV
169
Com
mon
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p-no
sed
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sup2⁸Hy
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pnal
e (M
erre
m 1
820)
apg
aqiexcl
sup3 I
pgna
THORNe
nM
uzha
mūk
kan
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imaṇ
ḍali
NE
Sch
IV
170
Larg
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en P
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per⁸
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urus
mac
role
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Bedd
ome
186
2
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bsup3
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naTHORN
en
Chaṭ
ṭittal
ayan
Ku
zhim
aṇḍa
li N
TW
GSc
h IV
171
Mal
abar
Pit
Vipe
rTr
imer
esur
us m
alab
aric
us
(Jerd
on 1
854)
tN
me a
THORNe
nCh
ola
Maṇ
ṭali
LCW
GSc
h IV
172
Hors
esho
e Pi
t Vip
er ⁸
Trim
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urus
strig
atus
Gr
ay 1
842
e
mS a
THORNe
nLā
ṭam
aṇṭa
liLC
WG
Sch
IV
173
Bam
boo
Pit V
iper
34Tr
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esur
us g
ram
ineu
s (S
haw
180
2)
apf
aTHORN
en
Muḷ
amaṇ
ṭali
LC
Sch
IV
sup1 Hist
oric
alsup2 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us G
eoem
yda
late
r mov
ed to
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yach
elys
(Pra
scha
g et
al
200
6)sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Pen
insu
lar I
ndia
⁴ Pal
ot amp
Mur
thy
(201
5)⁵ E
ndem
ic to
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tern
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ts amp
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tern
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ts⁶ E
ndem
ic to
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tern
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uth
of A
chen
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l gap
⁷ End
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to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
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akka
d ga
p⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of N
ilgiri
s⁹ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
oorg
sup1⁰ K
now
n on
ly fr
om W
ayan
adsup1sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
s sup1sup2
Ende
mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
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h of
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anad
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este
rn G
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amp a
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n re
cord
from
Eas
tern
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tssup1⁴
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mic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Agu
mbe
sup1⁵ Kn
own
only
from
the
Nilg
iri B
iosp
here
Res
erve
sup1⁶
Hist
oric
al K
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e ty
pe sp
ecim
en c
olle
cted
from
Kad
alun
di K
ozhi
kode
(Sm
ith 1
935)
As i
t has
not
bee
n co
llect
ed si
nce
its o
rigin
al d
escr
iptio
n an
d th
e ty
pe sp
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en is
lost
its
pre
senc
e in
Indi
a is
doub
tful
sup1⁷ Kn
own
only
from
cer
tain
loca
lities
in K
eral
a amp
Tam
il N
adu
sup1⁸ Kn
own
only
from
Che
mbr
a hi
lls W
ayan
adsup1⁹
Know
n on
ly fr
om N
ilgiri
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Kno
wn
only
from
Nel
liam
path
y hi
llssup2sup1
Know
n on
ly fr
om A
nam
alai
hill
ssup2sup2
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Kop
pa K
arna
taka
sup2sup3 E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of A
gum
be
sup2⁴ In
clud
es d
istinc
t sub
spec
ies M
ount
ain
Trin
ket S
nake
Ch
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ticol
laris
whi
ch is
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sup2⁵ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
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ts so
uth
of G
oa g
apsup2⁶
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mer
ly tr
eate
d un
der D
endr
elap
his p
ictu
s T
he W
este
rn G
hats
pop
ulati
on is
now
reco
gnise
d as
disti
nct s
peci
es (V
ogel
and
van
Roo
ijen
201
1)
sup2⁷ Pr
evio
usly
con
fuse
d w
ith D
bifr
enal
is a
spec
ies n
ow c
onsid
ered
end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Vog
el a
nd v
an R
ooije
n 20
11)
sup2⁸ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts amp
Sri
Lank
asup2⁹
End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
sout
h of
Tal
ewad
y Ka
rnat
aka
sup3⁰ E
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts so
uth
of C
hikm
agal
uru
Kar
nata
ka31
As p
er A
mar
asin
ghe
et a
l (20
15)
the
popu
latio
n in
Ker
ala
is Si
tana
cf
deva
ka32
As p
er th
e ne
w re
visio
n (A
garw
al amp
Kar
anth
201
5) t
he sp
ecie
s occ
ur in
Ker
ala
may
be
Cyr
toda
ctyl
us c
f sp
ecio
sus
33 H
mac
ulat
us m
ay b
e re
plac
ed in
sout
hern
Indi
a by
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cant
hoph
olis
a n
ew sp
ecie
s des
crib
ed b
y M
irza
amp S
anap
(201
4) fr
om T
amil
Nad
u34
Eve
n th
ough
repo
rted
by
man
y w
orke
rs in
the
past
no
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nt c
onfir
med
repo
rts f
rom
Ker
ala
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Wall F (1918) Notes on a collection of snakes made in the Nilgiri Hills and the adjacent Wayanad Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 6 152ndash156
Whitaker R amp A Captain (2004) Snakes of India The Field Guide Draco Books Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu xiv+479 pls text-figs
Zacharias VJ (1997) Reptiles of Periyar Tiger Reserve Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94 575ndash579
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash8022 8021
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash8022 8019
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Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash80228020
Reptiles of Kerala Palot
Scincidae) with the description of a new species from southern India Zootaxa 3233 37ndash51 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391449
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1984) A report on the collection of amphibians and reptiles from Ponmudi Kerala south India Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 406ndash427 and 551ndash570
Inger RF H Marx amp M Koshy (1984) An undescribed species of gekkonid lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with comments on the status of C tropidogaster Herpetologica 40(2) 149ndash154
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1987) Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India Amphibia-Reptilia 8 189ndash202
Jerdon TC (1853) Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal pp 462ndash79 and 522ndash34
Jins VJ S Bhupathy amp M Panigrahi (2014) New record of Beddomersquos Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei Smith 1943 from the southern Western Ghats India Herpetology Notes 7 555ndash557
Joseph T amp PS Easa (1997) Additions to the Reptilian fauna of Silent Valley Cobra27 31ndash33
Manamendra-Arachchi K S Batuwita amp R Pethiyagoda (2007) A taxonomic revision of the Sri Lankan day-Geckos (Reptilia Gekkonidae Cnemaspis) with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India Zeylanica 7(1) 9ndash122
Mirza ZA amp RV Sanap (2014) A new cryptic species of Gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken 1817 (Reptilia Gekkonidae) from southern India Taprobanica 6(1) 12ndash20
Mirza ZA S Pal HS Bhosale amp RV Sanap (2014) A new species of gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 from the Western Ghats India Zootaxa 3815(4) 494ndash506 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa381542
Mirza ZA RV Sanap D Raju A Gawai amp P Ghadekar (2014) A new species of lizard of the genus Eublepharis (Squamata Eublepharidae) from India Phyllomedusa 13(2) 75ndash90 httpdxdoiorg1011606issn2316-9079v13i2p75-90
Molur S amp S Walker (1998) (eds) Report of BCCP CAMP on Reptiles of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Coimbatore India 65pp
Murthy TSN (1981) Reptiles of the Silent Valley and the New Amarambalam area Kerala Snake 13 452
Murthy TSN (1985) A field guide to the Lizards of Western Ghats Records of Zoological Survey of India Occasional Paper No72 51pp
Palot MJ (2013) Reptiles pp 179ndash210 In Venkatraman K A Chattopadhyay amp KA Subramanian (eds) Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) 1ndash235+26pls (Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata)
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2002) Herpetofauna of Madayipara Hill Kannur District Kerala Cobra 48 3ndash4
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2003) Checklist of snakes of Kerala with their Malayalam vernacular names Reptile Rap 5 3ndash6
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2004) Status and distribution of Turtle fauna (Testudines Reptilia) in the Malabar part of Kerala India Records of Zoological Survey of India 102 (part 1ndash2) 27ndash39
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2011) An updated checklist of reptiles of Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(1amp2) 24ndash30
Palot MJ amp BHC K Murthy (2015) First record of the Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica (Gray 1830) from Kerala India Malabar Trogon 13(1) 31ndash32
Radhakrishnan C (1996) Survey of Reptilian fauna of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Cobra 24 7ndash12
Radhakrishnan C (1997) Reptiles In Natural Resources of Kerala (Eds) WWF- India Kerala Chapter Thiruvananthapuram
Rajendran MV (1985) Studies in uropeltid snakes Madurai (India) Publication Division Madurai Kamaraj University VI (unnumbered) +132pp
Sharma RC (1998) Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Testudines and Crocodilia) Vol I Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 196pp
Sharma RC (2002) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Sauria) Vol II Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 430pp
Sharma RC (2007) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Serpentes) Vol 111 Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 410pp
Smith MA (1931) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol1 Loricata Testudines Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1935) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol II Sauria Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1943) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the Whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol III Serpentes Taylor and Francis London
Smith EN H Ogale V Deepak amp VB Giri (2012) A new species of coral snake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata Elapidae) from the west coast of peninsular India Zootaxa 3437 51ndash68
Thomas J J Sabu amp PS Easa (1997) Status and distribution of reptiles in Wayanad Kerala Cobra 28 25ndash30
Srinivasulu C B Srinivasulu amp S Molur (Compilers) (2014) The Status and Distribution of Reptiles in the Western Ghats India Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Thomas J amp PS Easa (1997) Reptile Fauna of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Cobra 29 14ndash18
Tikader BK amp RC Sharma (1992) Handbook of Indian Reptiles Zoological Survey of India Calcutta 250pp+42pls
Uetz P amp J Hosek (eds) (2014) The Reptile Database httpwww Reptile databaseorg accessed on 30 September 2014
van Rooijen J amp G Vogel (2009) A multivariate investigation into the population systematics of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin 1803) and Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl 1820) revalidation of Dendrophis chairecacos Boie 1827 (Serpentes Colubridae) The Herpetological Journal 19 193ndash200
Vasudevan K (ed) (2009) Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas Vol 12 (1) Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun India 177pp
Venugopal PD (2010) An updated and annotated list of Indian Lizards (Reptilia Sauria) based on a review of distribution records and checklist of Indian reptiles Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(3) 725ndash738 httpdxdoiorg1011609JoTTo2083725-38
Vogel G amp J van Rooijen (2011) Contributions to a Review of the Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin 1789) Complex (Serpentes Colubridae) - 3 The Indian Forms with the Description of a New Species from the Western Ghats Journal of Herpetology 45(1) 100ndash110 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa363726
Vogel G amp SR Ganesh (2013) A new species of cat snake (Reptilia Serpentes Colubridae Boiga) from dry forests of eastern peninsular India Zootaxa 3637(2) 158ndash168
Wall F (1905) Notes on snakes collected in Cannanore from 5 November 1903 to 5 August 1904 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 292ndash312
Wall F (1918) Notes on a collection of snakes made in the Nilgiri Hills and the adjacent Wayanad Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 6 152ndash156
Whitaker R amp A Captain (2004) Snakes of India The Field Guide Draco Books Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu xiv+479 pls text-figs
Zacharias VJ (1997) Reptiles of Periyar Tiger Reserve Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94 575ndash579
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash8022 8021
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash80228020
Reptiles of Kerala Palot
Scincidae) with the description of a new species from southern India Zootaxa 3233 37ndash51 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa391449
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1984) A report on the collection of amphibians and reptiles from Ponmudi Kerala south India Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 406ndash427 and 551ndash570
Inger RF H Marx amp M Koshy (1984) An undescribed species of gekkonid lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with comments on the status of C tropidogaster Herpetologica 40(2) 149ndash154
Inger RF HB Shaffer M Koshy amp R Bakde (1987) Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India Amphibia-Reptilia 8 189ndash202
Jerdon TC (1853) Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal pp 462ndash79 and 522ndash34
Jins VJ S Bhupathy amp M Panigrahi (2014) New record of Beddomersquos Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei Smith 1943 from the southern Western Ghats India Herpetology Notes 7 555ndash557
Joseph T amp PS Easa (1997) Additions to the Reptilian fauna of Silent Valley Cobra27 31ndash33
Manamendra-Arachchi K S Batuwita amp R Pethiyagoda (2007) A taxonomic revision of the Sri Lankan day-Geckos (Reptilia Gekkonidae Cnemaspis) with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India Zeylanica 7(1) 9ndash122
Mirza ZA amp RV Sanap (2014) A new cryptic species of Gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken 1817 (Reptilia Gekkonidae) from southern India Taprobanica 6(1) 12ndash20
Mirza ZA S Pal HS Bhosale amp RV Sanap (2014) A new species of gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 from the Western Ghats India Zootaxa 3815(4) 494ndash506 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa381542
Mirza ZA RV Sanap D Raju A Gawai amp P Ghadekar (2014) A new species of lizard of the genus Eublepharis (Squamata Eublepharidae) from India Phyllomedusa 13(2) 75ndash90 httpdxdoiorg1011606issn2316-9079v13i2p75-90
Molur S amp S Walker (1998) (eds) Report of BCCP CAMP on Reptiles of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Coimbatore India 65pp
Murthy TSN (1981) Reptiles of the Silent Valley and the New Amarambalam area Kerala Snake 13 452
Murthy TSN (1985) A field guide to the Lizards of Western Ghats Records of Zoological Survey of India Occasional Paper No72 51pp
Palot MJ (2013) Reptiles pp 179ndash210 In Venkatraman K A Chattopadhyay amp KA Subramanian (eds) Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) 1ndash235+26pls (Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata)
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2002) Herpetofauna of Madayipara Hill Kannur District Kerala Cobra 48 3ndash4
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2003) Checklist of snakes of Kerala with their Malayalam vernacular names Reptile Rap 5 3ndash6
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2004) Status and distribution of Turtle fauna (Testudines Reptilia) in the Malabar part of Kerala India Records of Zoological Survey of India 102 (part 1ndash2) 27ndash39
Palot MJ amp C Radhakrishnan (2011) An updated checklist of reptiles of Kerala Malabar Trogon 9(1amp2) 24ndash30
Palot MJ amp BHC K Murthy (2015) First record of the Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica (Gray 1830) from Kerala India Malabar Trogon 13(1) 31ndash32
Radhakrishnan C (1996) Survey of Reptilian fauna of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Cobra 24 7ndash12
Radhakrishnan C (1997) Reptiles In Natural Resources of Kerala (Eds) WWF- India Kerala Chapter Thiruvananthapuram
Rajendran MV (1985) Studies in uropeltid snakes Madurai (India) Publication Division Madurai Kamaraj University VI (unnumbered) +132pp
Sharma RC (1998) Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Testudines and Crocodilia) Vol I Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 196pp
Sharma RC (2002) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Sauria) Vol II Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 430pp
Sharma RC (2007) The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries - Reptilia (Serpentes) Vol 111 Published by the Director Zoological Survey of India Kolkata 410pp
Smith MA (1931) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol1 Loricata Testudines Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1935) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol II Sauria Taylor and Francis London
Smith MA (1943) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Including the Whole of Indo-Chinese Sub-Region Vol III Serpentes Taylor and Francis London
Smith EN H Ogale V Deepak amp VB Giri (2012) A new species of coral snake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata Elapidae) from the west coast of peninsular India Zootaxa 3437 51ndash68
Thomas J J Sabu amp PS Easa (1997) Status and distribution of reptiles in Wayanad Kerala Cobra 28 25ndash30
Srinivasulu C B Srinivasulu amp S Molur (Compilers) (2014) The Status and Distribution of Reptiles in the Western Ghats India Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Thomas J amp PS Easa (1997) Reptile Fauna of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Cobra 29 14ndash18
Tikader BK amp RC Sharma (1992) Handbook of Indian Reptiles Zoological Survey of India Calcutta 250pp+42pls
Uetz P amp J Hosek (eds) (2014) The Reptile Database httpwww Reptile databaseorg accessed on 30 September 2014
van Rooijen J amp G Vogel (2009) A multivariate investigation into the population systematics of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin 1803) and Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl 1820) revalidation of Dendrophis chairecacos Boie 1827 (Serpentes Colubridae) The Herpetological Journal 19 193ndash200
Vasudevan K (ed) (2009) Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas Vol 12 (1) Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun India 177pp
Venugopal PD (2010) An updated and annotated list of Indian Lizards (Reptilia Sauria) based on a review of distribution records and checklist of Indian reptiles Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(3) 725ndash738 httpdxdoiorg1011609JoTTo2083725-38
Vogel G amp J van Rooijen (2011) Contributions to a Review of the Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin 1789) Complex (Serpentes Colubridae) - 3 The Indian Forms with the Description of a New Species from the Western Ghats Journal of Herpetology 45(1) 100ndash110 httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa363726
Vogel G amp SR Ganesh (2013) A new species of cat snake (Reptilia Serpentes Colubridae Boiga) from dry forests of eastern peninsular India Zootaxa 3637(2) 158ndash168
Wall F (1905) Notes on snakes collected in Cannanore from 5 November 1903 to 5 August 1904 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 292ndash312
Wall F (1918) Notes on a collection of snakes made in the Nilgiri Hills and the adjacent Wayanad Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 6 152ndash156
Whitaker R amp A Captain (2004) Snakes of India The Field Guide Draco Books Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu xiv+479 pls text-figs
Zacharias VJ (1997) Reptiles of Periyar Tiger Reserve Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94 575ndash579
Journal of Threatened Taxa | wwwthreatenedtaxaorg | 17 November 2015 | 7(13) 8010ndash8022 8021